Nicotine Products

• 12 more arrests in EU crackdown on illicit tobacco

  10-May-21 - The operation targeted a prolific Russian-speaking criminal cartel, composed mainly of Chechen nationals.

• Arrests in Netherlands, Poland after 5.4m fake cigarette swoop

  30-Apr-21 - The gang is also believed to have been involved in violent robberies, with firearms and weapons also seized by police.

• Texas man pleads guilty to selling fake Cookies vapes

  30-Apr-21 - Christopher Andrew Reyes admitted selling thousands of fake and potentially dangerous vape pens imported from China.

• EMEA cargo thefts high despite pandemic lockdown

  23-Apr-21 - Despite COVID-19 lockdowns, thefts approached record levels and were likely an underestimate, says TAPA.

• New chair at VerifyMe as Norman Gardner retires

  23-Apr-21 - Norman Gardner has stepped down as chair of VerifyMe, and will be replaced by GPX' Scott Greenberg.

• Fraud driving cargo thefts in Russia, says report

  15-Apr-21 - Number of incidents fell 35 per cent on 2019, with food and beverage once again the most targeted product category.

• Survey finds high levels of illicit tobacco in South Africa

  14-Apr-21 - Mystery shopper sampling found that 41 per cent of retail outlets were openly selling illegal tobacco.

• Conference considers COVID impact on fraud patterns

  13-Apr-21 - Criminals are shifting away from cash to online bank transfers and turning to social media to trade in illegal goods.

• Russia boosts penalties for falsifying product barcodes

  30-Mar-21 - Introduces liability for falsification of the barcodes on goods, with penalties including fines and imprisonment.

• Spectra Systems shrugs off pandemic with revenue gain

  29-Mar-21 - Company says its authentications business accounted for the bulk of revenues at just over $13m in 2020.

• Chicago CBP seizes counterfeit vapes

  17-Mar-21 - The vape pens carried branding of the popular carton duo Rick and Morty, which is owned by Warner Bros.

• PMI launches illicit tobacco webinars for law enforcement

  12-Mar-21 - Six week Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products: Convergence with Crime course gets started on March 17.

• Update: Authentix-led group wins Pakistan digital tax stamp tender

  11-Mar-21 - Multiyear contract is to implement a track and trace system for tobacco, cement, sugar and fertilizer.

• UK government’s freeports plan raises illicit trade fears

  10-Mar-21 - Decision to set up eight free trade zones is at odds with the EU, which is cracking down on the sector.

• EU contraband cigarette ring targeting UK busted

  09-Mar-21 - Fake cigarettes made in Denmark were sent to the Netherlands before being shipped to the UK, says Europol.

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