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Argentina Dismantles Network Producing 700 Million Counterfeit Cigarettes a Year

The seizures will fuel probes into large-scale tax evasion and possible money laundering.

Coordinated Raids Recover Tens of Thousands of Illicit Cigarettes and Kilos of Rolling Tobacco

Baltimore Council Passes 750-Foot Smoke Shop Buffer, Introduces Padlock Bill

French Customs Seize 26 Tonnes of Contraband Cigarettes at Marseille-Fos

Australian Border Force Says It Seized Nearly 1,000 Tonnes of Illegal Tobacco

Hyderabad Launches 'Operation Safe School' to Halt Tobacco Sales Near Campuses

Maharashtra Raids Seize Banned Gutka Worth Over Rs 9 Lakh

Illicit Cigarettes Reached 23% of Mexico’s 2025 Market, KPMG Finds

MBVV Police Seize Rs 6.6 Lakh in Banned Gutkha From Abandoned Tempo in Thane

Victoria Moves to Shut Illegal Tobacco Shops With New Regulator Powers

WA Moves to Toughen Tobacco Laws With Multi‑Million‑Dollar Fines and 90‑Day Shop Closures

UK Raids Net 1.3m Illegal Cigarettes in West Yorkshire as Nationwide Crackdown Expands

WA Launches Health Tobacco Taskforce Led by Police Veteran as Shutdown Laws Are Drafted

Operation Machinize Finds £75,000 in Illicit Tobacco in Essex as Suffolk Seeks Owners of 2,129 Vapes

ACIC, AIC Report $4 Billion Illicit Tobacco Cost, Link Trade to Violent Crime

Courts Close Billingham and Haslingden Shops in Illicit Tobacco and Vape Crackdown

Palghar Police Seize Rs 17.53 Lakh of Banned Gutka on Mumbai–Ahmedabad Highway

Operation CeCe Raids Seize Nearly 6,000 Illegal Cigarettes in Darlington

Trading Standards and Police Seize Over £80,000 of Illegal Tobacco and Vapes in Regional Raids

Black Market Cigarette Purchases Account for 40% of Consumption in France