EU auditors say AI is helping tobacco smugglers pick their next target
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Criminal networks using AI to optimize illicit tobacco routes while the EU lacks a reliable picture of the market shows the analytics gap has flipped — enforcement is now behind. Compliance and risk teams should assume adversaries have access to the same optimization tooling as your ops group and design controls accordingly.
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