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HK$7 million haul of illicit cigarettes is second largest seized in Hong Kong this year.
SCMP, 4 Dec 2017.
HK$8 million in contraband cigarettes seized in less than two weeks by Hong Kong customs officers.
SCMP, 10 Aug 2017
Two Years of ABF - 400 Tonnes of Tobacco seized.
Publicnow, 7 Aug 2017
Hong Kong Customs seizes 2.6 million suspected illicit cigarettes at Lok Ma Chau Control Point.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 7 Jun 2017
Hong Kong Customs seizes 1.5 million suspected illicit cigarettes inside an incoming truck.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 3 Jun 2017
FBR seizes three truckloads of non-duty paid cigarettes.
Daily Times, 31 May 2017
Hong Kong Customs seizes 4 million suspected illicit cigarettes.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 10 May 2017
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 21 Apr 2017
Illegal Cigarette Trade Hits Legal Tobacco Industry Hard.
Malaysiandigest.com, 18 Apr 2017
BIR building more cases vs Mighty Corp.
Manila Bulletin. 5 Apr 2017
Seven-month investigation smashes tobacco syndicate in Melbourne and Adelaide.
Newsroom, 31 Mar 2017
Duterte orders arrest of Mighty Corp. owner.
Philstar Global, 7 Mar, 2017
Illegal tobacco imports on the rise; criminals using high heels, fluffy toys to stash cigarettes.
ABC News, 20 Feb 2017
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes.
Customs Today, 21 Jan 2017
Illicit tobacco/cigarettes trade: RTO Pindi works out strategy.
Business Recorder e-Paper. 20 Jan 2017
Ex-cigarette smuggler living life of regret.
Asia One, 17 Jan 2017
Here's What Our Border Security Found This Holiday Season.
MyGC.com.au, 16 Jan 2017
Government at 'high risk' of losing $10 million annually if tobacco black market surges.
stuff.co.nz, 16 Jan 2017
FBR acts to curb illicit trade of smuggled cigarettes.
Business Reorder e-Paper, 14 Jan 2017
Hong Kong Customs conducts special operation against illicit cigarette activities before Chinese New Year.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 12 Jan 2017
Body formed to investigate illicit trade of cigarettes.
Business Recorder, 13 Jan 2017
ICA seizes duty-unpaid cigarettes amounting to $82,000 in potential duty and tax evaded.
The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2017
Hong Kong Customs mounts operation to combat illicit cigarettes.
Customs Today, 5 Jan 2017
Tobacco smuggling booms in southern Viet Nam.
vietnamnet, 3 Jan 2017
Illicit cigarettes account for 40pm of total demand:SBP.
Dawn.com, 3 Jan 2017
No end in sight to smoky days.
The Edge Markets, 29 Dec 2016
Drive against sale of illegal cigarettes launched.
Pakistan Observer, 27 Dec 2016
Police charge Melbourne pair over sales of illegal tobacco in Wodonga.
World News Report - EIN, 21 Dec 2016
KT&G cigarettes smuggled into S.America, messing up local market.
The Korea Times, 20 Dec 2016
FBR finds illegal cigarette manufacturing unit in Buner.
The News, 17 Dec 2016
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes.
ForeignAffairs.co.nz
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16 Dec 2016
ACCC proposes to deny tobacco companies over illicit tobacco.
Brazil Business Today - EIN News, 16 Dec 2016
Maidstone businessman guilty of smuggling 17 tonnes of tobacco.
StarWeekly, 15 Dec 2016
ASO foils bid to smuggle contraband items worth million of rupees.
Customs Today, 15 Dec 2016
ABF quashes tobacco smuggling ring in Sydney.
Publicnow, 14 Dec 2016
Vietnam loses US$300 million a year due to tobacco smuggling.
VOV, 11 Dec 2016
ABF arrests four men linked to illicit tobacco syndicate.
Publicnow, 6 Dec 2016
BIR to run after illegal cigarette sale.
SunStar, 5 Dec 2016
Tobacco smugglers get richer as cigarette prices rise.
Brisbanetimes. 5 Dec 2016
Customs foiled cigarette worth Rp14bn from unknown source.
Customs Today, 30 Nov 2016
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 29 Nov 2016
Illegal cigarettes hurting tobacco industry, country's revenue.
Sun.Star, 29 Nov 2016
Two men arrested for cigarette importation attempt.
Newsroom, 28 Nov 2016
BOC, BIR crack down on illicit tobacco trade with seizure of P1B fake cigarettes,
PortCalls, 24 Nov 2016
P1B in fake cigarettes, tax stamps seized in Luzon raids,
Inquirer.net, 21 Nov 2016
P50-M illicit cigs seized in Davao raid.
IMS PressDisplay, 20 Nov 2016
Tobacco firm's staff in huge police bust.
The New Zealand Herald, 20 Nov 2016
Over 20% smokers consume smugggled cigarettes.
The Express Tribune, 19 Nov 2016
ATO uncovers ten million dollar illegal tobacco crop at Myrtleford.
3AW, 15 Nov 2016
Cigarette smuggling is a hot topic on the border.
Viet Nam News, 14 Nov 2016
2 illegal cigarette traders nabbed.
The Standard Philippines, 10 Nov 2016
Customs ASO seizes goods, vechicles worth Rs 74m in four months of FY2016-17.
Customs Today, 10 Nov 2016
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 6 Nov 2016
Man charged with importing 1.2tonnes of tobacco into Australia.
MyGC.com.au, 2 Nov 2016
Illegal Cigarettes Stubbed out.
Khmer Times, 2 Nov 2016
Hong Kong Customs smashes suspected illicit cigarette storehouse.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 2 Nov 2016
Hyderabad ASO seizes contraband items worth Rs 1.1m.
Customs Today, 29 Oct 2016
Hong Kong Customs detects suspected case of smuggling illicit tobacco.
7thSpace, 20 Oct 2016
Calls for more action against black market tobacco or 'chop chop'.
ABC [Newcastle], 20 Oct 2016
2 men fined $15,000 for possession of contraband.
The Brunei Times, 20 Oct 2016
Cig smuggling needs snuffing out.
Viet Nam News, 20 Oct 2016
Brunei to clamp down on illegal tobacco products.
World News Report, 18 Oct 2016
AACS: More to be done to combat illicit tobacco market.
Convenience & Impulse Retailing, 18 Oct 2016
P7.5m in smuggled cigarettes seized.
Manila Standard Today, 13 Oct 2016
Customs Tightens Monitoring on Illegal Cigarettes.
TEMPO.CO, 12 Oct 2016
CEOs of tobacco firms to be grilled on tax evasion.
The Korea Herald, 12 Oct 2016
ABF seizes over 750 kilograms of tobacco.
Publicnow, 10 Oct 2016
Nearly 1 billion smuggled cigarette packets annually consumed in Vietnam.
CNC World, 10 Oct 2016
Tax will spur illicit sales: institute.
Taipei Times, 6 Oct 2016
Smuggling on increase in Vietnam.
Tobacco Reporter, 4 Oct 2016
Indonesia at war against illegal cigarette trade.
Intellasia.net, 4 Oct 2016
Over Rs 50 million worth of tax evaded through illegal tobacco sales.
Daily Times, 4 Oct 2016
Smuggled smokes: The real cost of contraband cigarettes.
The Middle Ground, 29 Sep 2016
Hong Kong Customs smashes suspected illicit cigarette storehouse.
HKSAR Government Press Release, 29 Sep 2016
Fake stamps on cigarettes in Pasacao town exposed.
Bicol Mail, 29 Sep 2016
Hong Kong customs officers seize 20 million cigarettes in biggest operation since 2007.
Customs Today, 23 Sep 2016
Tobacco black market continues to fuel Canterbury burglaries.
Stuff.co.nz - National, 20 Sep 2016
Police roadblock yields RM114,000 worth of illicit cigarettes.
New Straits Times, 9 Sep 2016
Increasing tobacco tax: Another smart move by Jokowi?
Asean Today, 8 Sep 2016
Illegal tobacco products abound in market.
The News, 7 Sep 2016
ABF seizes more than one million cigarettes.
Public, 1 Sep 2016
Hong Kong Customs detects suspected case of smuggling illicit cigarettes by cross-boundary private car.
ForeignAffairs.co.nz, 1 Sep 2016
Pakistanis consume 80 billion cigarettes annually.
Daily Times, 30 Aug 2016
Economist Tips Smuggling Boom if Cigarette Prices Raised 365%.
The Jakarta Globe, 29 Aug 2016
Contraband cigs worth RM578,600 seized in raids.
The Star Online, 19 Aug 2016
Popping Down to the Shops and Into Australia's Booming Tobacco Black Market.
Vice, 17 Aug 2016
As cigarette prices rise, so does smuggling.
Korea Joongang Daily, 16 Aug 2016
Crackdown by Hong Kong customs nets illegal cigarettes worth HK$57 million.
South China Morning Post, 11 Aug 2016
Tobacco industry wants clampdown on black market, but doctor says ban the lot.
TVNZ, 11 Aug 2016
South Korea’s Customs agency nails 7 cigarette smugglers.
The Korea Times, 9 Aug 2016
Four million illicit cigarettes seized in Australia.
Newsroom, 5 August 2016
Reports and Studies:
BASCAP: Roles and Responsibilities of Intermediaries (2015)
BASCAP:
Controlling the Zone
(2013)
Videos:
Stop Illegal Cigarettes
Illegal Tobacco in Australia
Events:
Publlic support for combating black market cigarettes hits all-time high whilst public perception of its severity dips
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