{"id":207,"date":"2024-03-19T16:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/?p=207"},"modified":"2024-04-05T15:45:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:45:21","slug":"the-harsh-realityof-illegal-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/the-harsh-realityof-illegal-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"The harsh reality of illegal trade."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"207\" class=\"elementor elementor-207\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e2dc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35e2dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323ac32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"323ac32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79b95d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f79b95d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4866991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4866991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2190 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/index.php\/homepage\/\">home page<\/a><\/span> \u2022 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/full-edition\/\">Buzz@Bruss! Edition #1<\/a><\/span> \u2022 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/the-harsh-realityof-illegal-trade\/\"><strong>The harsh reality of illegal trade.\u00a0We are fighting it together!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1caa97d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1caa97d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0789244 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0789244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c60dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04c60dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-2-header-image-1024x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-2-header-image-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-2-header-image-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-2-header-image-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-2-header-image-1536x649.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-2-header-image-2048x865.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e870e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e870e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00db693 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00db693\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63db164 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63db164\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c3990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03c3990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc9550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc9550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Illicit trade is a huge problem, costing the world about 3% of its total GDP every year\u2026much of it in tobacco products. Think about it: the World Bank says that<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>illegal cigarettes alone cause a loss of revenues of $40 to $50 billion annually. In France, it\u2019s staggering \u2014 more than 30% of all cigarettes sold are illegal.<\/b><\/p><p>But it\u2019s not just about money. When people buy these illegal products, they\u2019re unknowingly fueling a cycle of crime. It\u2019s not just avoiding taxes; it\u2019s supporting criminal gangs and networks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) points out that these groups use forced labor to make these illegal cigarettes. And, according to the Center for the Analysis of Terrorism, tobacco smuggling and counterfeiting have become a major money-maker for terrorist groups in the last decade.<\/p><p>Just this November 2023, law enforcement cracked down on <span style=\"color: #7363a8;\"><a style=\"color: #7363a8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.wdr.de\/nachrichten\/westfalen-lippe\/illegale-zigarettenfabrik-razzia-brilon-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>cigarette mafia operations in German<\/b><\/a><b>y \u2192<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><b> <\/b>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financnasprava.sk\/sk\/pre-media\/novinky\/archiv-noviniek\/detail-novinky\/_neleg-cig-01-ts\/bc?fbclid=IwAR0R9XAj0SZ5oGjkReqriwejjjCcHmcGDYs0kDmSYD2oMypimIVOU_UP13M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #7363a8;\"><b>Slovakia \u2192<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/a>. Belgium saw <b>six illegal factories shut down in 2023<\/b>, with over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brusselstimes.com\/788176\/over-300-million-contraband-cigarettes-seized-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #7363a8;\"><b>300 million illegal cigarettes confiscated \u2192<\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77667c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77667c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4c118 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c4c118\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>At JTI, we\u2019re actively working with political and law enforcement bodies at all <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>levels to put an end to this illegal empire and curb the spread of organized crime.<\/b> <b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d912e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3d912e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb426c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bb426c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d22b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0d22b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e5674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53e5674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Discover <\/strong>the JTI supported podcast series <span style=\"color: #15a67d;\">\u2018<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #15a67d;\"><a style=\"color: #15a67d;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2WUJfpRieD1wqHOuMvB6XZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #15a67d;\">Exposing<\/span> the illegal empire \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u2019 by Crime Stoppers International and how a fake goods illegal empire funds global crime \u2013 from gun running to drug smuggling, child trafficking to terrorism.<b><\/b><\/p><p>In Brussels, we teamed up with Euractiv <strong><span style=\"color: #15a67d;\"><a style=\"color: #15a67d;\" href=\"https:\/\/events.euractiv.com\/event\/info\/illicit-trade-what-are-the-impacts-and-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to hold a discussion \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/strong> about the impact of this issue and potential solutions, involving policymakers, academics and experts. <strong><span style=\"color: #15a67d;\"><a style=\"color: #15a67d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/economy-jobs\/opinion\/illicit-tobacco-trade-same-issue-new-forms-and-dynamics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can check out an op-ed by our VP of Fiscal Affairs and Anti-Illicit Trade \u2192<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>For a deeper understanding, there\u2019s an<strong><span style=\"color: #15a67d;\"> <a style=\"color: #15a67d;\" href=\"https:\/\/impact.economist.com\/projects\/illicittradeflows\/report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive website by Economist Impact \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/strong> with detailed research on the scale, scope, and flows of illicit trade. It\u2019s a wealth of information that really puts the issue into perspective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fef47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49fef47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310c91e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"310c91e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa0ef8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efa0ef8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98a02b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b98a02b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85fe47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f85fe47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f9518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f9518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Buzz@Bruss! #1 <\/b>\u2022 more articles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77415a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b77415a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5c9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5c9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/elementor-120\/\"><b>The Tobacco Industry&#8217;s Big Impact<\/b><b>\u00a0\u2192<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1923ea0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1923ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7876dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7876dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/whats-happening-in-brussels\/\"><b>What\u2019s Happening in Brussels? \u2192<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd164a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfd164a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25aec90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25aec90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test-jtieuaffairs.be\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/challenges-with-the-brussels-approach-to-public-consultations\/\"><b>Challenges with the Brussels Approach to Public Consultations <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u2192<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d5b60 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20d5b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a64347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7a64347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 home page \u2022 Buzz@Bruss! Edition #1 \u2022 The harsh reality of illegal trade.\u00a0We are fighting it together! Illicit trade is a huge problem, costing the world about 3% of its total GDP every year\u2026much of it in tobacco products. 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