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• OECD seeks tighter control over free trade zones

  07-Nov-19 - The OECD has drawn up recommendations on free trade zones in a bid to stop them being used for illicit trade.

• Driver who smuggled fake cigarettes in grapes convicted

  29-Oct-19 - Milkos Sokorai was discovered with counterfeit cigarettes worth £4m, evading £2.5m in tax due to HMRC.

• Pakistan unveils bids for tobacco track-and-trace system

  16-Oct-19 - Pakistan is due to award a contract to provide a national track-and-trace system for tobacco products later this month.

• OLAF-led op nets fake consumer goods, tobacco and cosmetics

  16-Oct-19 - Fake perfume, toothpaste, cosmetics and tobacco have been found in a Europe-Asia customs collaboration.

• Wisconsin pair face charges in counterfeit THC vape case

  09-Oct-19 - A man and woman have been accused of trafficking counterfeit THC vapes, which are illegal in the state of Wisconsin.

• Search narrows for lung-damaging vape component

  01-Oct-19 - The culprit in the ongoing outbreak of vape-related lung injury might be pre-filled THC cartridges, says CDC.
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  28-Sep-19 - Your product security could be in jeopardy without a robust authentication and traceability solution in place.

• Australia seizes 123 tonnes of illicit tobacco in two months

  28-Sep-19 - Australian customs intercepted more than 123 tonnes of illegal tobacco in a two-month period, after a change in regulations.

• Cigarettes top 2018 list of EU counterfeit seizures

  23-Sep-19 - Customs officers seized 27m intellectual property-infringing items at the EU’s borders last year worth almost €740m.

• FDA start criminal probe into vape illnesses as deaths climb

  19-Sep-19 - The number of people afflicted by vape-linked lung injury rises to 530, prompting an FDA investigation.

• De La Rue targets legal cannabis industry with KushCo deal

  17-Sep-19 - De La Rue alliance with KushCo gives the company a springboard into the emerging legal cannabis industry.

• Uganda starts digital tax stamp roll-out

  11-Sep-19 - Uganda says it will press on with its planned digital tax stamp system this fiscal year despite opposition.

• CDC tightens vape warnings after multiple deaths

  09-Sep-19 - Agency says serious lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes have clinical similarities that point to chemical exposure.

• Gottlieb says lung disease spike linked to fake vape products

  30-Aug-19 - A rise in lung diseases among users of e-cigarettes is likely caused by illegal products, says former FDA head.

• Clothing/accessories top US customs seizure list again in 2018

  22-Aug-19 - 2018 report on US IPR-related customs seizures show the value of detained goods rose 16 per cent to $1.4bn.

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