Tag: illicit
“A public health issue”, this illicit practice is growing
While the shortage of certain drugs continues in France, an illicit practice is growing in the capital and risks causing new supply tensions. In the columns of BFMTV, Bruno Maleine,…
In 2023, illicit transactions in cryptocurrencies represented more than 22 billion euros
Samir Rahmoune January 19, 2024 at 4:53 p.m. 6 Coins stamped Bitcoin placed on dollars © Shutterstock A new report shows that cryptocurrencies are still popular in illegal circles. Transactions…
Rugby World Cup 2023: investigation opened into suspicions of illicit resale of tickets
Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: MASAKI FURUMAYA / YOMIURI / THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN VIA AFP 5:28 p.m., September 8, 2023 As the 2023 Rugby World Cup begins this…
Illicit Flows on Ethereum Hit Yearly High Last Week
Last week, Ethereum, the benchmark platform for smart contracts, experienced a dramatic rise in illicit flows, reaching an annual peak. This rise coincided with a flaw exploited on Curve Finance,…
In Senegal, the deputies bury the Court of repression of the illicit enrichment
The Senegalese National Assembly, in Dakar, in September 2022. CARMEN ABD ALI / AFP The Senegalese deputies adopted, Thursday evening, July 20, a law abolishing a special anti-corruption court which,…
Tobacco for heating, electronic cigarettes: too much illicit advertising at points of sale
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 02/13/2023 at 07:19 , Update on 02/13/2023 at 15:51 New products are heavily promoted among tobacconists and vape shops, worries an anti-tobacco association.…
Dematerialized culture: the subscription model is essential, illicit consumption is declining
Arcom states that “films (54%), music (50%) and TV series (49%) remain the top three of the most consumed cultural goods”. Nearly 45 million French people consumed dematerialized cultural content…
Manuel Valls’ party fined more than 275,000 euros for illicit financing of Barcelona’s municipal campaign
Manuel Valls on the day of the municipal election in Barcelona, May 26, 2019. LLUIS GENE / AFP More than 275,000 euros in fines: this is the sanction imposed by…
Illicit crypto activity down 15 percent
As a result of the market crash, the transaction volumes of permitted and illicit activities in the crypto space have fallen. Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis comes to this interim balance…
Tobacco: controversy over the reality of illicit sales
Thousands of cartons of counterfeit cigarettes seized by customs in Paris in February 2020. Alain Guilhot/Divergence According to the annual report of the firm KPMG, in one year the counterfeiting…
payment tool for illicit activities
Dogecoin (DOGE), the market’s leading “meme” cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is allegedly used by illicit actors in “the most serious types of crimes”, according to a recent document from the…
The Marseillais: A flagship candidate filmed without his knowledge with an illicit substance, he breaks the silence
One of the emblematic candidates of Marseilles (W9) is currently making the buzz, but not for a good reason unfortunately for him. In recent days, a video of Greg Yega…