This week in Santo Domingo, TRACIT and @aduanard held a three-day workshop on risk analysis and targeting for illicit alcohol, with the Alliance Against Counterfeit Spirits and SITRAC.Z. DG Jeff Hardy opened with priorities on testing and intel sharing. #illicittrade #customs

TRACIT is speaking at the 19th International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference in Bangkok, Oct 27-29, co-hosted by @INTERPOL_HQ and the Royal Thai Police. 🇹🇭 Suriya Padmanaabhan will address the growing landscape of online IP crime. 🔗  Register: ipcrimeconference.swoogo.com…

On Tuesday, TRACIT Deputy DG Stefano Betti joined @SeedFed's webinar on illegal seed practices: complexity creates vulnerabilities, integrity requires traceability, mitigation needs intelligence. More: tracit.org #IllicitTrade #SeedSector #FoodSecurity

Today, TRACIT hosted a Curated Conversation at the @wto on illicit trade as a trade policy challenge, with @genevatrade_gtp. DG Jeff Hardy noted it touches all 17 UN SDGs, with input from Frontier Economics, Lacoste, @abinbev and @CropLifeIntl. #IllicitTrade #WTO

EU fines against Temu and AliExpress for counterfeit products send an important signal. Platforms must take more responsibility for what moves through their services. TRACIT submitted input to the EU's Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List consultation. Thank you @EU_Commission

Fake Goods, Real Danger: The €83 Billion Business Behind Europe's Illicit Trade. Thank you @euronews for spotlighting this. Grateful to work with Piotr Stryszowski (OECD), Giuseppe Lopez (Europol) and Ernesto Bianchi (OLAF) on this fight. 🔗 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=u7k2fzEv…

🇻🇳 Vietnam approved customs law changes strengthening enforcement against counterfeit goods, covering goods in transit and e-commerce. The real test is implementation. Ahead of our #ASEAN Illicit Trade Index, this is a gap it will track. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

South Africa's alcohol excise is 20%+ above the global average, and illicit alcohol makes up 1 in 5 bottles sold. At today's National Treasury workshop, TRACIT DG Jeff Hardy urged against excise hikes, with stronger enforcement. 🔗 More: tracit.org/alcohol.html #IllicitTrade

Australia dismantled two tobacco and vape smuggling networks run by trusted staff inside logistics firms, seizing USD 14.3M in vapes and freezing USD 25M in assets. Congrats to the AFP and partner agencies. 🚬 Full story: afp.gov.au/news-centre/media… #illicittrade #tracit #australia

Panama's customs authority retained $60M in contraband cigarettes in the Colón Free Zone. Congrats to ANA Director Soraya Valdivieso, tackling the free trade zone risks TRACIT's Central America report flags. 🔗Report: tracit.org/central_america.h… infobae.com/panama/2026/07/1…

At the WIPO-NGO Stakeholder Dialogue, TRACIT pressed for stronger IP enforcement leadership, noting that counterfeiting and piracy often share the same networks, routes and financial channels as other forms of illicit trade. @WIPO #illicittrade #wipo #tracit

Thailand's IP Department seized 1.6M+ counterfeit items in H1 2026 across 456 cases. Behind it: a 45-org network including Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop and Royal Thai Police, platforms enforcing directly. 🔗Full story: bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen… #counterfeiting #tracit #thailand

In Panama City, TRACIT presented its first region-wide assessment of illicit trade exposure across six Central American countries, identifying weak free trade zone oversight and enforcement gaps as the region's core vulnerabilities. Read the full report: tracit.org/central_america.h…

At a @wto panel with the World Spirits Alliance, TRACIT's @StefanoBetti13 flagged cooperation gaps criminal networks exploit in food and drink supply chains. Food fraud is a trade and food security issue, not just law enforcement. 🔗On food fraud: tracit.org/agri-food-industr…

E-commerce accounts for 44.8% of illicit trade cases across 170 customs administrations, per WCO's Illicit Trade Report 2025. What works: risk profiling drove 84% of IP detections, intelligence-led enforcement over routine inspection. 🔎Report: wcoomd.org/en/media/newsroom… @WCO_OMD

90,000+ litres of ethanol seized by @sarstax, headed for illicit alcohol in Zimbabwe. Congrats! Unregulated transnational ethanol flows drive illicit alcohol markets. TRACIT report on ethanol control: tracit.org/ethanol-control.h… #IllicitTrade #IllicitAlcohol #EthanolControl

TRACIT DG Jeff Hardy will moderate a panel at the #IPCrimeConference with @INTERPOL_HQ, @ULStandards & @IIPCIC — tackling forced labor & human trafficking in illicit trade and driving policy into action. Conference details: iipcic.org/conference.php

A legal framework without enforcement doesn’t protect consumers or secure government revenue if it’s not enforced. Smuggled beer, fake cigarettes, clothes, and pesticides: illicit trade is putting Ecuador at risk. Read our media release here: tracit.org/news.html

Fake #cosmetics are booming — now hitting everyday products like #sunscreen & #toothpaste. “#Counterfeiters are increasingly targeting FMCG via #ecommerce.” – TRACIT’s @jeffreyphardy €3B losses in the EU. Toxic risks. It’s time to act personalcareinsights.com/new…

The #US #Senate passes a #bipartisan resolution declaring July as National Anti-#Counterfeiting and #Consumer Awareness Month. The resolution brings key truths to light: Harm to consumer safety; $200B+ in losses, 750K jobs lost; Ecommerce platforms expand counterfeiters’ reach.