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                    [Title] => Int'l center ties cigarette smuggling to terrorism
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Cigarette smuggling has now become a major security concern for many countries because terrorist networks such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda are turning to this illicit trade to increasingly finance their criminal activities, according to a study done by a global non-profit tax research foundation.

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International trade has grown exponentially with the acceleration of globalization and the growing partnership between the business world and governments.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police today (Oct. 19) destroyed 700 firearms to dramatize its support to international calls for disarmament of instruments of armed conflict.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-19 13:49:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 484048 [Title] => Governments losing $40 billion yearly due to cigarette smuggling [Summary] =>

Governments worldwide are losing some $40.5 billion in revenues annually due to tobacco smuggling, a report by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease showed.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 91830 [Title] => Camp Crame joins UN campaign vs ‘small arms’ [Summary] => About 300 rifles and handguns were destroyed in Camp Crame as the Philippines joined the United Nations (UN)-sponsored international observance of the Small Arms Destruction Day yesterday.

The day also formally marked the opening of the "UN Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its aspects," in New York City.
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                    [Title] => Int'l center ties cigarette smuggling to terrorism
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Cigarette smuggling has now become a major security concern for many countries because terrorist networks such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda are turning to this illicit trade to increasingly finance their criminal activities, according to a study done by a global non-profit tax research foundation.

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International trade has grown exponentially with the acceleration of globalization and the growing partnership between the business world and governments.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police today (Oct. 19) destroyed 700 firearms to dramatize its support to international calls for disarmament of instruments of armed conflict.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-19 13:49:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 484048 [Title] => Governments losing $40 billion yearly due to cigarette smuggling [Summary] =>

Governments worldwide are losing some $40.5 billion in revenues annually due to tobacco smuggling, a report by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease showed.

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The day also formally marked the opening of the "UN Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its aspects," in New York City.
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