By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Bootleg alcohol, illicit fuel, and the rampant illicit-cigarette trade endanger lives, rob businesses of income, destroy jobs, fund criminal networks, and undermine the very fabric of the country's economy and society. The reality of this serious matter is what led the Consumer Goods Council to premier a series called "Someone Always Pays". The series is an investigative piece that blows the lid off South Africa's illicit economy, which is estimated at a staggering R1-trillion. Anti-Counterfeiting Specialist, Farrel Frank, explains how the trading of illicit goods affects consumers, retailers and the economy...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Bootleg alcohol, illicit fuel, and the rampant illicit-cigarette trade endanger lives, rob businesses of income, destroy jobs, fund criminal networks, and undermine the very fabric of the country's economy and society. The reality of this serious matter is what led the Consumer Goods Council to premier a series called "Someone Always Pays". The series is an investigative piece that blows the lid off South Africa's illicit economy, which is estimated at a staggering R1-trillion. Anti-Counterfeiting Specialist, Farrel Frank, explains how the trading of illicit goods affects consumers, retailers and the economy...</p>

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