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SOUTH Africa is drowning in illicit cigarette smuggling which has seen the neighbouring country losing at least R50 million (US$2.6 million) daily in potential . ....
Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni British American Tobacco South Africa has denied using its report to divert attention from the OCCRP report, contending that the allegations in that report are being dealt with. Picture: iStock Smaller tobacco companies are at loggerheads with cigarette giant British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA), with both parties accusing each other of anti-competitive behaviour. This follows the release of two reports into the tobacco trade, one compiled by data company Ipsos and another by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The latter detailed damning findings on smuggling and organised crime attributed to a number of multinational cigarette manufacturers in West Africa, particularly British American Tobacco (BAT) through its South African subsidiary, BATSA. ....
[LISTEN] Interpol Issues Global Alert on Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Mar 04, 2021 Tax Justice South Africa’s Yusuf Abramjee says criminals are always trying to be creative irrespective of the COVID-19 pandemic to commit crimes. Abramjee was speaking to Radio Islam on Thursday about an Interpol global alert on fake COVID-19 vaccines. Interpol released the orange notice last year warning authorities to prepare for organised crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines. Three months ago, the police’s narcotics unit discovered a warehouse in Germiston where criminals involved in the smuggling, storing and distribution of fake COVID-19 vaccines were arrested. Three Chinese nationals and a Zambian national were arrested with the equivalent of around two-thousand-400 doses, containing fake vaccines including fake 3M masks. ....