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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…

New campaign urges communities to ‘Keep It Out’

Around one-in-10 cigarettes smoked in the North East is illegal – with private homes and…

Counterfeit cigs and stolen vehicles recovered in Bradford East

POLICE have been busy in Bradford East over the past couple of days retrieving stolen…

Leeds store stripped of alcohol licence after selling illegal cigarettes

Fountain Food & Wine, in Morley, Leeds, has been stripped of its alcohol licence for…

Over 4,200 reports about illegal tobacco from public since 2017 as public urged to help stop kids smoking

PEOPLE in the North East are being urged to help stop local kids from smoking…


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