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Stepping up war on illicit trade
Prioritizing the fight against illicit trade could stimulate the economic growth, employment and investment needed to achieve development goals.
Tag: illicit trade
Why drug cartels ship illicit cargo among fruits
Drug cartels must constantly grapple with the difficulty of getting their product safely into the countries in which they will ...
Port Control Units seized 300 tons of illicit drug globally
Most containers carry legal merchandise, but some are being used to smuggle drugs, weapons, and other illicit goods.
Illicit trade threatens UN SDGs
Illicit trade feeds violence and breeds corruption, undermining trust in institutions and the rule of law, and generating enormous illegal ...
Container Control Program exposes cross-border drug trafficking
World Customs Organization training experts recently conducted an initial training on risk profiling of containers in La Paz, Bolivia, which ...
5.7 m illicit pills seized at Jebel Ali Port
More than 5.7 million Captagon tablets, a kind of synthetic drug, were discovered in a shipping container carrying food products ...
Urgent action needed against illicit pharmaceuticals
Illicit pharmaceuticals and fake medical devices are a major threat to public health, and involve crimes like theft, fraud, illicit ...
EXCLUSIVE: Bolstering security at maritime borders to fight illicit trade
Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, talks to Berndt Koerner, Deputy Executive Director of Frontex, the European Border and Coast ...
MSC crew arrested for illegal drug worth US$1 bn
U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds of cocaine from a MSC ship at Philadelphia Port's Packer Marine Terminal, worth more than US$1 ...
Fake goods is now 3.3% of world trade and rising
“Counterfeiters thrive where there is poor governance. It is vital that we do more to protect intellectual property and address ...
Advocating for ethics, transparency in the maritime industry
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