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Westerhope father and son jailed after helping smuggle five million cigarettes into the UK

A father and son have been jailed after heading up a crime gang which smuggled…

The criminals behind the illegal tobacco trade don’t care about your children, your community or you.

The Keep it Out campaign generated 207 reports of illegal tobacco being sold in Greater…

Raids by consumer watchdogs uncover 18 dodgy tobacco hauls in Bury

Eighteen reports of illegal tobacco being sold have been reported across Bury, a consumer campaign…

Illegal tobacco in Stockport exposed by lockdown reports

Cheap tobacco sold in Stockport as “duty-free” during the Coronavirus pandemic is almost certainly illegal,…

Fight against Rochdale’s illicit tobacco trade goes on

Almost two million fake cigarettes and more than 100kg of illegal hand rolling tobacco have…

Millions of fake cigarettes and 100kg of illegal tobacco seized as part of crackdown during Covid-19 pandemic

‘We found illegal tobacco behind a locked door in a grubby stairwell. A sliding hatch…

Keep It Out campaign leads to dozens of illegal tobacco reports in Bolton

A campaign on illegal tobacco has led to a large increase in the reports of…

Lockdown reports and seizures expose illegal tobacco market in Greater Manchester

A public campaign in Greater Manchester has led to a dramatic increase in reports of…

Wigan’s illegal tobacco market exposed during lockdown crackdown

Cheap tobacco sold locally as “duty-free” during the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly illegal, enforcement…

Illegal tobacco seized in raids across Oldham and Greater Manchester

SOME 22 seizures of illegal tobacco have taken in place in Oldham in a crackdown…


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