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• Texas vape shop owner pleads guilty to importing fakes

  28-Nov-21 - Man admitted trafficking in counterfeit atomizers, labels, boxes and bags, which he unlawfully imported from China.

• De La Rue authentication closes on £100m in sales this year

  24-Nov-21 - Authentication sales rise 28 per cent to £44m in H1, boosted by tax stamp contracts and new brand protection contracts.

• Tax stamp body calls for changes to EU's tobacco directive

  15-Nov-21 - Weaknesses in the directive include the delegation of a large number of responsibilities to the tobacco industry, says ITSA.

• Beware fake Geek Bars in UK, says vape manufacturer

  29-Sep-21 - Geekvape recently upgraded its anti-counterfeit security features to help customers check their purchases.

• De La Rue Malta investment will double authentication capacity

  16-Sep-21 - Company says the expansion to 29,000 sq. m. will come within the current £79.8m turnaround budget.

• Belgium busts big illicit cigarette production network

  10-Aug-21 - Customs officers discovered cigarettes as well as tonnes of tobacco, cigarette filters, empty packs and glue.

• UK parliamentary illicit trade group is discontinued

  06-Aug-21 - APPG has decided it will not be renewed, but will continue to monitor the government's work in this area.

• OECD says fakes make up 2.5 per cent of global trade

  27-Jun-21 - Update to the highly cited figures show that the trade in counterfeit/pirated goods "has remained significant."

• Russia's Chestny ZNAK offers prizes for scanning codes

  23-Jun-21 - Russia tries to boost scanning rates for its product coding system by offering a 1m-rouble jackpot to consumers.

• One in 10 EU consumers bought fakes in 2020; report

  20-Jun-21 - Another third of Europeans wondered whether a product they had bought was original, according to the EUIPO study.

• Putin signs law boosting penalties for unlabelled drugs, tobacco

  16-Jun-21 - Legislation sets fines for individuals and companies putting unmarked products on the market.

• What’s driving De La Rue's fast-growing authentication business?

  14-Jun-21 - We ask authentication division chief Andrew Clint about its current performance, future trends, and staying ahead of the counterfeiters.

• Authentication leads charge as De La Rue reports full-year figures

  26-May-21 - Division achieved a 5.1% increase in sales in 2020/21, buoyed by new contracts with a lifetime value of £195m.

• Fake Marlboro cigarette packs seized at UK car wash

  25-May-21 - The haul was discovered during the UK's Operation Entebbe, which aims to tackle exploitation of workers.

• Australian authorities seize A$40m illicit tobacco crop

  16-May-21 - The illegally-grown crop was found at a 10-acre site in Linthorpe, Queensland, according to the enforcement agencies.

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