COVID-19 Triggered Economic Distress Sees Sharp Spike In Smuggling Of Goods: FICCI CASCADE

NEW DELHI, 15 July 2020: FICCI’s Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy, (CASCADE) has appealed to the policymakers that illicit trade should be treated as a national threat.

Illicit trade has emerged as one of the most formidable challenges before our nation, especially during the current pandemic which has led to economic distress. This comes in the wake of several cases of smuggling of goods such as gold, cigarettes, liquor, which have been reported amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...