Organised crime driving illicit cigarette factory boom ‘in almost every EU state’
Bloc losing €13bn in revenue with one in 10 cigarettes illegal, watchdog reportsEurope live – latest updatesThe illegal trade in tobacco is booming in...
Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violence
Academics – and a former director of Australia’s Classification Board – say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an inc...
Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco
Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years agoGet our breaking news email, free app or...
Italian police dismantle illicit bank used by drug traffickers as global broker
Clandestine operation run by Chinese national in Prato moved €80-100m a year through intermediariesItalian police have dismantled an underground bank ...
Police running out of room to store illegal cigarettes they’ve seized amid Australia’s booming illicit trade
Inquiry into black market hears cost of destroying vapes has also soared, with some requiring manual dismantlingFollow our Australia news live blog fo...
Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, Australian experts warn
Cigarettes kill 66 Australians every day, coalition says, criticising MPs who heard evidence from Philip Morris in secretGet our breaking news email, ...
