8 stories tagged with #black-market, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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ABS estimates 80pc of tobacco consumed in Australia last year illegal
The experimental estimates are based on "nicotine metabolite concentrations" detected in wastewater samples, combined with data showing a collapse in spending on legal cigarettes a…
How Moral Panic Creates Black Markets
Economist Alvin E. Roth discusses the moral limits of markets, how bans create black markets, and why harm reduction works better than prohibition.…
High Liquor Taxes and a Home Distillation Ban Guarantee a Thriving Booze Black Market
Between a home distillation ban and high liquor taxes, government officials have created the perfect conditions for a black market in distilled spirits.…
llegal LPG refilling unit busted in Chirayinkeezhu
Officials bust illegal LPG refilling unit in Chirayinkeezhu, seizing 261 cylinders and initiating prosecution under the Essential Commodities Act.…
How the opioid black market actually works, according to a former pill mill owner
Jason Votrobek, a former pill mill operator, explains how opioid clinics distributed massive amounts of prescription painkillers for profit.…
‘Dodgy operators’ forced to close as WA ramps up war on black market tobacco
Four more stores across Perth have been handed a 90-day closure notices amid the state’s crackdown on illegal tobacco sales.…
Smuggled in Syringes: Inside Nairobi’s Black Market in Giant Harvester Ants
Criminal cases in Kenya point to growing demand for the critters as exotic pets in Asia and Europe.…
Commercial LPG black market inflating food bills in Delhi
Several restaurant and eatery owners in Delhi are buying commercial LPG cylinders at higher prices from the black market, which has led to higher prices for all food and beverages,…