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NEW DELHI, September 21, 2013: FICCI CASCADE along with Ernst & Young has taken another step in the direction of deepening its understanding of the extent of the illegal trade in counterfeit pirated and smuggled goods and its impact on the society. The organisations presented a knowledge paper dwelling on the nexus of terrorism and illegal trade in counterfeit, pirated and smuggled goods.
The report, titled, "Counterfeiting, piracy and smuggling: Growing threat to national security", highlights the drivers of financing of terrorism and how activities such as counterfeiting, piracy and smuggling have become channel for sustaining criminal and terrorist activities. It analyzes and provides insight into the links between counterfeiting, smuggling and financing of terrorism.
This report was released at the Conference on 'Trade In Counterfeit, Pirated and Smuggled Goods- A Threat To National Security And Economy' organized by FICCI-CASCADE (Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy), in collaboration with Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Full Report : Counterfeiting, Piracy & Smuggling FICCI