Illicit Trade

Every second cigarette in Australia is now illegal  The Sydney Morning Herald

Animal trafficking reaches record high in 2025: Interpol  thestar.co.za

Codeine cough syrup case: UP STF arrests two suspects in illegal trade, probe uncovers extensive racket  India TV News

WWF Exposes Uncontrolled Illegal Wildlife Trade Crisis in Greece  GreekReporter.com

Deepline | From underground rings to pharmacy counters: Illicit trade of abortion pills in HK  點新聞

30,000 live animals seized in global operation against wildlife and forestry crime  Interpol

30,000 live animals seized in global operation against wildlife and forestry crime  Interpol

Interpol seizes record 30,000 living animals from illegal wildlife trade  The Straits Times

Fed calls for tougher action on illicit trade after Budget  Better Retailing

Govt warns Garissa traders over illegal petrol trade  People Daily

Philip Morris India Reinforces Its Commitment Against Illicit Tobacco Trade with Intelligence-Led Action and Strategic Partnerships in 2025  The Wire India

How Chinese criminal networks fuel illicit markets across the Americas  Brookings

IG-led SIT to probe illegal trade, trafficking of Codeine syrup | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

UP govt forms SIT to probe illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrup | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

UP SIT probe into illicit codeine trade finds gross irregularities by Jharkhand pharma company  theweek.in

Massive Rs 425 Crore Illicit Cough Syrup Trade Exposed  Devdiscourse

Three-day illegal trade crackdown seizes various goods  Ministry Of Information

South Africa withdraws abalone listing even as illegal trade threatens species  Mongabay

Illicit tobacco and vape crackdown sees 148 stores closed  Star 106.3

Illicit tobacco and vape crackdown sees 148 stores closed  4RO

Three-day illegal trade crackdown seizes various goods  Global New Light Of Myanmar

We cannot trust the tobacco industry in the fight against illicit trade  BusinessWorld – BusinessWorld Online

Australia’s $50 cigarette experiment has become a gift for gangsters  AFR

City shop owners investigated as tens of thousands of illicit cigarettes and hundreds of vapes seized in raids  Wolverhampton Council

Illicit trade on inland waterways: the case of Lake Tanganyika  ENACT Africa

Costa Rica Leads Effort to Shield Sloths from Growing Illegal Trade  The Tico Times

A new gold mine, tackling illicit trade, and snack boxes with a twist  Moneyweb

Mongolia Advances the Fight Against Illicit Trafficking  UNESCO

Pakistan And India Launch Sweeping Crackdowns On Illicit Trade  Evrim Ağacı

Surge in Myanmar opium poppy farming as conflict pushes farmers into illicit trade  The Guardian

Myanmar’s opium poppy growing at 10-year high amid civil war, turmoil  South China Morning Post

PRISM: an EU-funded project to Fight Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects, implemented by ICOM  International Council of Museums

3 more stores closed for illegal trading following council action  Rochdale Borough Council

P24M ‘smuggled’ cigarettes seized in Region 12 in November  MindaNews

New push to stop fake goods in SA, with half of locals polled knowing victims of illicit booze  News24

Pakistan Seals Two Cigarette Factories for Illicit Trade  Tobacco Reporter

P21-M cigarette smuggle foiled  Daily Tribune

Latin America’s Human Trafficking Crisis Soars as Drug Gangs Expand Illicit Portfolio  Zoom Bangla News

Tag: Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade Products  Tobacco Reporter

Geneva Meeting Boosts Action Against Illicit Tobacco  Tobacco Reporter

CGCSA launches task forces to combat illicit trade networks  CNBC Africa

Cops raid alleged illicit tobacco shops, but will it stop the trade?  The Cairns Post

Six-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K2.69 bln  Ministry Of Information

How Cryptocurrencies Fuel Organised Crime & Global Illicit Trade  Madras Courier

Sub-Saharan Africa is a hotbed of illicit trade, UN says  CLUB OF MOZAMBIQUE

Corridor of opportunity with Kabul  The Express Tribune

Six-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K2.69 bln  Global New Light Of Myanmar

‘No further discussion’: ITP meeting concludes duty free is not a cause of illicit tobacco trade  DFNI

Drug trafficking rampant in Nazira’s Nawhaliya Village; Locals demand action  The Sentinel – of this Land, for its People

DFWC welcomes WHO decision at MOP4 to close discussions on duty free  TRBusiness

Case closed: Huge boost for travel retail as WHO deems duty-free tobacco ‘not a significant channel’ for illicit trade  Moodie Davitt Report

Recovery of counterfeit, illicit, and contraband goods worth R43 million  truckandfreight.co.za

Ugandan Revenue Authority seizes 10 tons of smuggled wheat flour from Kenya  GhanaWeb

Police bust R4,5m worth of illegal cigarettes following truck crash in Kei Cuttings  Daily Dispatch

URA Arrests Top Phone Smuggler in Downtown Kampala  Nilepost News

OC24: 6th edition of the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

‘What the hell’s going on?’: Man unwittingly entangled in illicit tobacco trade  The New Daily

Special squads in action against illicit liquor trade in Kerala ahead of local body polls  The Hindu

Special squads in action against illicit liquor trade in Kerala ahead of local body polls  The Hindu

Special squads in action against illicit liquor trade in Kerala ahead of local body polls  The Hindu

Luxury vehicles, property, cash seized in $8.4m illicit tobacco sting  NT News

WHO adopts steps to boost cooperation against illicit trade in tobacco  The Sentinel – of this Land, for its People

WHO adopts steps to boost cooperation against illicit trade in tobacco  The Sentinel – of this Land, for its People

ENACT Live: Lake Tanganyika – tackling organised crime in inland waterways  ENACT Africa

Assam Police Seize Heroin, Arrest 3 individuals in Namti  The Sentinel – of this Land, for its People

Anti-drugs body sees Iran, Syria shifting illicit trade to Yemen  Yemen Online

Anti-drugs body sees Iran, Syria shifting illicit trade to Yemen  Yemen Online

Close, but no cigar: tobacco giants condemn budget measures  Asian Trader

Anti-drugs body sees Iran, Syria shifting illicit trade to Yemen – AFP  ایران اینترنشنال

FCTC rebuts EU states’ claims tying tax rises to illicit trade  EU Reporter

P12M in illegal cigarettes, vape products seized in Cavite; 4 nabbed  Daily Tribune

PNP BUSTS ₱12M ILLEGAL CIGARETTE AND VAPE MANUFACTURING IN CAVITE, 4 SUSPECTS NABBED The Philippine National Police (PNP), through the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Laguna Provincial Field Unit, reported a major  facebook….

Anti-drugs body sees Iran, Syria shifting illicit trade to Yemen  Yemen Online

Illicit alcohol: Our response must evolve as fast as the market  Daily Monitor

Parties To WHO Tobacco Protocol Adopt Steps To Boost Cooperation Against Illicit Trade  Ommcom News

Shipping identity fraud case amid post tobacco trade crackdown  InDaily Queensland

Parties to WHO tobacco protocol adopt steps to boost cooperation against illicit trade  Social News XYZ

Crackdown on illicit trade to boost national revenue, says finance ministry  Free Malaysia Today

Govt shielding illegal cough syrup trade: Ajay Rai  Times of India

UN treaty talks conclude with calls for cooperation to tackle illicit tobacco trade  EnviroNews Nigeria

WATCH | ‘Peekaboo’ the pangolin: stolen, smuggled, then saved from illicit wildlife trade  TimesLIVE

Vape levy set to come in from April 2026  Scottish Grocer & Convenience Retailer

Des pays se réunissent à Genève pour lutter ensemble contre le commerce illicite du tabac  Génération sans tabac

Rising tensions in southern Libya impact illicit economies  ENACT Africa

How illegal tobacco traders continue to ply their trade on renowned cafe strip  abc.net.au

Public service personnel: Take oaths to be loyal to the State  Global New Light Of Myanmar

Countering illegal trade needs a global response | PMI  Philip Morris International (PMI)

Fighting illicit trade: How can we tackle this global problem?  Philip Morris International

Illicit finance and Africa: A regional assessment  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Rs4.4trn losses prompt Afghan border closure: officials  Business Recorder

ACS responds to chancellor’s planned crackdown on illicit vapes  Talking Retail

Lalmonirhat border transit route for drug smuggling  The Financial Express

Five-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K369M | Ministry Of Information  Ministry Of Information

Surge in gang violence as illicit ­tobacco trade ignites turf war  The Australian

Five-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K369M  Global New Light Of Myanmar

Illegal tobacco sellers leave tens of millions of fines unpaid  abc.net.au

Operation exposes criminal networks and safety risks in local shops  LincsOnline

State capture, cyber threats push Africa into a new era of criminal complexity  The EastAfrican

Excise Department Cracks Down on Illicit Liquor Trade in the State  Devdiscourse

MINDANAO ANTI-SMUGGLING OPERATION NETS OVER ₱3 MILLION IN CIGARETTES, THREE NABBED The Philippine National Police (PNP) under the leadership of Acting Chief PNP Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. is stepping up  facebook….