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The EU’s Track & Trace Smokescreen

When the European Union brought in strict new laws in 2014 forcing tobacco companies to…

Police visit Normanton shop over litter concerns – and end up finding thousands of counterfeit cigarettes

West Yorkshire Police said it recently visited the premises to talk to staff about the…

Counterfeit tobacco found in hidden compartments in Bradford shop

THE new owner of a shop continued to sell counterfeit tobacco because he did not…

Illegal product raids in Calderdale sees 9,500 cigarettes and alcohol seized by trading standards

A multi agency operation involving West Yorkshire Trading Standards saw Calderdale businesses searched in which…

Crackdown on illegal trade

Shops in Salford are being warned to steer clear of illegal cigarettes and alcohol by…

Man, 75, got counterfeit cigarettes from carboot to sell:

A MAN has been fined more than £500 for selling counterfeit cigarettes.

Crackdown on under-age sales and illegal tobacco in Northumberland:

Northumberland County Council is creating a new post to support its work to crack down…

Sniffer dogs uncover 120,000 suspected illegal cigarettes worth £60,000 in Newcastle bedroom

Sniffer dogs followed their noses to uncover hundreds of thousands of suspected illegal cigarettes worth…

Call for tougher penalties on illegal tobacco sellers in South Tyneside

In recent weeks, Trading Standards bosses relaunched the ‘Keep it Out’ campaign in a bid…

Over 12 million illegal cigarettes and thousands of litres of alcohol taken off the streets

More than 12 million illegal cigarettes, thousands of litres of alcohol and 2,000 kilos of…


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