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Download a hi-res version of our new infographic here The European Union is set to implement a system to track and trace tobacco products all along...
Toxic homemade alcohol has caused the deaths of at least 150 people and made over 200 more seriously ill in the north-east Indian state of Assam....
A police sniffer dog who has helped British customs officers recover smuggled tobacco estimated to be worth millions of pounds has had a £25,000 ($32,600) contract...
In the face of criticism that the French government has not done enough to stem the flow of illicit tobacco into the country, French MPs and...
Customs officers in New Zealand have seized some 1.8 million illicit cigarettes and more than NZ$2 million ($1.36 million) in cash during an operation targeting tobacco...
Police in Western Australia have arrested a man in connection with the discovery of a record illicit haul of 9.5 million smuggled cigarettes. The 28-year-old was...
Eight members of a US modern-day bootlegging gang have been charged with grand larceny, conspiracy and other crimes after they were arrested in connection with a...
Big Tobacco is testing out a new strategy to hijack public health initiatives. Attempting to skew popular perceptions, industry body Tobacco Institute of South Africa (Tisa)...
The Malaysian government must form a specialist multi-agency task force to tackle the widespread trade in contraband that costs its economy RM8 billion ($1.9 billion) in...
New research from academics at the University of Bath in the UK has revealed that big cigarette firms are continuing to facilitate the smuggling of tobacco...
Police in Australia have arrested six members of a Chinese tobacco smuggling and money laundering gang after seizing nearly A$1 million ($726,410) in cash during raids...
Police in Poland have seized over 39 million cigarettes and arrested five suspects in a major operation backed by Europol. Officers from the Gdańsk Bureau of...