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Italy uncovers largest underground factory producing contraband cigarettes

Italian customs police announced the dismantling of the country’s largest clandestine cigarette factory, hidden in a sophisticated underground bunker near Cassino, southeast of Rome. Authorities seized more than 150 tonnes of contraband cigarettes and uncovered a vast production site capable of......

Customs in Marseille step up fight against tobacco trafficking with new technologies

In Marseille, customs authorities have intensified their efforts to combat tobacco trafficking, a phenomenon that has taken root in France’s second-largest city. According to official figures, more than 10 tons of illicit tobacco were seized in 2024, highlighting the scale of the underground market. Experts......

Moroccan authorities intercept 60 kilograms of hashish at Bab Sebta crossing

Moroccan customs officials, in collaboration with the national police, successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 60 kilograms of hashish at the Bab Sebta border crossing on Tuesday morning. The operation, part of Morocco's ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking, highlights the country’s......

Lebanon pledges stronger border controls to combat smuggling

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged on Monday to strengthen border controls in Lebanon during a meeting with a delegation from the Bekaa Valley Industrialists Association. The initiative aims to curb smuggling, which negatively affects domestic production and consumption. During the visit, President......

Smuggler sentenced for selling stolen Egyptian antiquities

A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in prison by the Brooklyn federal court in New York for smuggling Egyptian antiquities. Between 2011 and 2019, the Egyptian-born, naturalized American sold hundreds of ancient objects to auction houses, falsely claiming they came from his grandfather’s......

Spanish authorities dismantle €1-million human smuggling network

Spanish police have arrested 14 suspects and dismantled a sophisticated human smuggling network that transported migrants from Algeria to Spain using high-powered boats. The criminal organization, dismantled during "Operation Nautilita," charged migrants up to €7,000 for perilous Mediterranean......

Two Moroccans arrested in Spain for smuggling 1.5 tons of hashish in fake oranges

Spanish authorities have detained two Moroccan nationals in Malaga after uncovering a significant drug trafficking operation involving 1,579 kilograms of hashish concealed inside counterfeit oranges. Discovery on the highway The operation began when officers from the Drugs and Organized Crime Unit......

Mexico extradites 26 cartel members to the United States in major anti-drug operation

Mexico announced on Tuesday that it has extradited 26 individuals to the United States accused of drug trafficking, human smuggling, and murder. This marks the second large-scale transfer of its kind since Donald Trump returned to the White House. According to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, among those......

Iraq denies involvement in Iranian oil smuggling under US sanctions

Baghdad, August 8, 2025 – Iraqi authorities have firmly rejected claims that the country or its oil sector is involved in smuggling operations aimed at circumventing US sanctions on Iranian crude exports. The denial comes after the United States imposed sanctions in early July against six entities......

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