Blaze lights up tobacco shop in Thornbury, Victoria

Police are investigating a “suspicious” blaze at a tobacco shop overnight, with shocking photos from the scene showing a smashed up car in the storefront and large-scale fire damage. The suspected fire bombing hit the shop on High St in Thornbury in …

Moment thieves escape Tesco store after smashing a ceiling and climbing over tills to rob tobacco counter - as a ...

By Ryan Prosser Published: 18:41 EDT, 14 September 2024 | Updated: 18:41 EDT, 14 September 2024 This is the moment thieves smashed a ceiling and climbed over tills to rob the tobacco counter at a Tesco store. The thugs are shown hacking down ceiling panels …

Melbourne tobacco store firebombed

Tobacco Control Center promotes smoking cessation at S'hail 2024

A booth by HMC's Tobacco Control Center at the Katara International Hunting and Falcons Exhibition. Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation’s Tobacco Control Center, a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating center for treating tobacco dependence, …

Malawi’s tobacco revenue up 40% despite drought

Malawi recorded a 40% increase in sales of tobacco, its biggest export commodity, in the 2024 selling season, despite an El Nino-induced drought, the country’s industry regulator said on Saturday. The Malawi Tobacco Commission (TC) said sales volumes had …

Two persons held for transporting banned tobacco products

The Ice House police have arrested two youth for transporting banned tobacco products to the city from Bengaluru. Following a tip-off, a special team of police mounted a surveillance near the junction of Dr. Besant Road and V.R. Pillai Street and …

Tobacco consumption among youths increases threefold

The consumption of tobacco and tobacco-related products among youths aged below 15 has increased around threefold from 2001 to 2016, according to a workshop on the control against tobacco and tobacco-related products with the use of strategic health …

Tobacco on the back burner: Skyrocketing import raises alarm

Jigmi Wangdi Bhutan’s initial success in tobacco control has faltered, with hard-won gains going down the drain. The previous government’s decision to lift the ban on import and sale of tobacco products through the amendment of the Tobacco Control Act in …

Queenstown property linked to black market tobacco sting

Police are moving to confiscate nine houses and apartments in Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown which have been linked to an alleged black market tobacco operation. The combined value of the real estate which is now under a High Court  …

Police restrain nine properties worth $5.7m in Christchurch black market tobacco case

The man’s name is not being published as he is due back in the Christchurch District Court this month. He faces several charges under the Customs and Excise Act 2018, along with one of burglary, after police and Customs raided an alleged illegal cigarette …