WHO calls on member countries to eliminate illicit trade in Tobacco, control unrecorded alcohol

Jun 25, 2024

The World Health Organisation has called on the member nations in the Southeast Asia region to recognise that alcohol and tobacco in any form,...

Illicit economies pose transnational threat: FICCI CASCADE calls for stronger enforcement and global collaboration

Sep 24, 2025

As per the report by FICCI CASCADE titled "Challenging Landscape of Illicit Trade: How Changing Factors of Consumption Affect Illicit Markets in 5 Key...

Philip Morris India calls for stronger enforcement and collaboration to disrupt illicit tobacco ecosystem

Jun 10, 2026

As per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimated losses of Rs....

Pakistan: Curbing illicit tobacco trade a key condition for funding by IMF

Mar 24, 2024

Experts said Pakistan has a strategic window to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions, boost tax collection, and notably increase the tax-to-GDP ratio by...

US lawmakers move to halt China's toxic vape invasion threatening American youth

Nov 10, 2025

According to The Epoch Times, the bill titled the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction (END) of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act was introduced by Sen. John...

Delhi Police bust Godown with 94,000 foreign-made illicit cigarette packs, 2 arrested

Jun 30, 2025

In a major crackdown on the illicit cigarette trade, the Delhi Police's Operations Cell in South West District has busted a godown storing banned...