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• A$1.5m-worth of tobacco seized in Australia

  19-Aug-19 - Police in Australia discovered 1.5 tonnes of illicit tobacco worth an estimated A$1.5m ($1.1m) in Sydney.

• Long Island trio arrested after $1.5m fake vape seizure

  07-Aug-19 - Three men have been arrested in Long Island after being found with $1m in counterfeit vaping products.

• ITSA to appeal after court blocks tobacco traceability challenge

  17-Jul-19 - Tax stamp body says the EUCJ has shown 'misunderstanding of certain basic facts' about tobacco track-and-trace.

• Hong Kong Customs seize suspected illicit cigarettes

  19-Jun-19 - Hong Kong Customs seized about 600,000 suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of HK$1.6m.
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  18-Jun-19 - Current security labels cause governments to lose tax revenue, writes Avi Chaudhuri of Systech.

• Link between counterfeits and organised crime 'clear'

  13-Jun-19 - Most criminal activity involving counterfeiting is carried out by professional organised crime networks.

• EUIPO gauges economic impact of counterfeit goods

  10-Jun-19 - Direct lost sales due to counterfeits amount to €56bn per year in the EU, according to a new EUIPO report.

• Sutherland to step down as CEO of De La Rue

  30-May-19 - His five-year tenure as chief executive of De La Rue is coming to an end, but he will stay in the role while a successor is sought.

• Warped protects cigars with Prooftag security label

  24-May-19 - Faced with rising counterfeit sales of its cigars, Warped has started using security labels developed by Prooftag.

• €680m criminal network linked to illicit tobacco, drugs busted

  22-May-19 - An EU operation has taken down a network of criminals linked to cigarette trafficking, illicit drugs and violent crime.

• Better Business Bureau warns of fake goods explosion

  16-May-19 - One in four US consumers have been caught put buying counterfeit goods online, says a Better Business Bureau report.

• South Africa launches tender for tobacco track-and-trace

  06-May-19 - South Africa is looking to introduce track-and-trace technology for cigarettes and has invited tenders for the service.

• Customs seize fake Juul products in Philadelphia

  22-Apr-19 - US Customs officers have seized more than 1,152 counterfeit Juul pods, three chargers and a Juul device in Philadelphia.

• Australian authorities bust major illicit tobacco ring

  18-Apr-19 - More than A$18.5m-worth of illicit tobacco was seized and destroyed in two raids in areas of Australia this week.

• Trump takes aim at counterfeit and piracy

  03-Apr-19 - US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum on combating trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods.

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