Articles tagged with
China

Irish rhino horn racket uncovered by Europol

by BBC

Europol says it has uncovered an Irish organised crime group illegally trading rhino horn worth tens of thousands of euros as far afield as China

Italian Police raid Chinese businesses

by Wall Street Journal

Police raid 70 textile makers, seize assets in antifraud crackdown after one-year probe

Germany: fake euro coin scam uncovered

by The Local

Investigators probing a massive fraud involving fake euro coins have arrested six people in the Frankfurt area, including Lufthansa flight attendants, authorities announced Thursday

Ireland: cigarette smuggling ring from China dismantled

by Irish Examiner

Eight million cigarettes smuggled into the country from China have been seized by customs officers and gardaí.

Malta: coordinated Customs swoop nets 40m cigarettes

by Times of Malta

A swoop on cigarette smuggling across the Mediterranean, including Malta, netted 40 million cigarettes, the Malta Customs said today

EU presses China over fake goods

by BBC

The EU has urged China to step up the fight against black market exports, saying counterfeit cigarettes alone are depriving the EU of 10bn euros (£8bn) in tax revenue annually

Chinese crime networks targeted by raids in Italy

by Guardian

Guardia di Finanza operation thought to be one of biggest against Chinese organised crime in Europe

Fake World Cup clothing seized in UK

by Belfast Telegraph

Thousands of fake football shirts flooding England in the final days before the World Cup have been seized by officials

Russia, China concerned by growing Afghan drug threat

by Ria Novosti

Russia’s drug control chief, who is currently on a visit to Beijing, said on Thursday his Chinese colleagues shared Russia’s concerns about the growing drug threat from Afghanistan

UK: Police seize fake designer clothing worth £1m

by Times Online

A gang that made tens of millions of pounds selling fake designer clothing has been smashed in an international police operation