A man in his seventies who was caught with over 100,000 illegal cigarettes has been handed an eight months suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay over £35,000 Durham County Council Jan 24 2019 ...more
ROGUE shopkeepers who are tempted to sell illegal tobacco are being warned they could face more than a fine but could lose their livelihood. Crooked store owners who sell smuggled or fake tobacco could not only lose their alcohol licence but face huge tax bills from HMRC and closure orders from local authorities or the ...more
A County Durham shop has been shut down for three months over to the supply of illegal cigarettes and tobacco Durham County Council news (19 Nov 2018) ...more
A Newcastle shopkeeper caught flogging huge amounts of knock off cigarettes has been told to cough up £1m. Evening Chronicle (24 Sept 2018) ...more
Shopkeepers repeatedly caught selling illicit tobacco faced tax bills and penalties of more than £11m last year, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Talking Retail – Sept 2018 ...more
A joint operation by Northumbria Police and Newcastle City Council made the seizure in Newcastle on June 4 ...more
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products provides a blueprint for the regulation of tobacco production and distribution, as well as international cooperation between enforcement authorities. ...more
A MAN who sold illicit cigarettes and tobacco to an undercover trading standards officer has been ordered to pay more than £400 ...more
A Stockton shop has lost its booze licence after the owner tried to transfer his licence to a “mate” following a trading standards raid. ...more
The mastermind of a plot to bring 10 million illicit cigarettes into the UK must pay back more than £400,000 or face four more years in prison. ...more
