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Harehills shop assistant’s odd behaviour leads police to huge haul of illegal cigarettes

A huge haul of illegal cigarettes worth £30,000 was found at a Leeds shop after…

£4m cigarette smuggle gang told to cough up a small fortune

Two more international cigarette smugglers were today ordered to pay back a small portion of…

Van carrying more than £150,000 worth of tobacco stopped

A van carrying more than £150,000 worth of illicit tobacco was chased and stopped by…

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…


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