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10,000 Illicit Cigarettes Seized During Multi-Agency Operation in Huddersfield

10,000 illicit cigarettes were seized during a joint operation with West Yorkshire Police and West…

Shopkeeper found guilty of selling thousands of fake Regal, Mayfair and Richmond tabs

A shopkeeper who denied selling thousands of fake Regal, Mayfair and Richmond cigarettes has been…

Gateshead shop closed for allegedly selling alcohol to children

A SHOP that allegedly stocked illegal cigarettes and sold alcohol to teenage children has been closed…

Gateshead shop closed for three months after suspected ‘criminal behaviour’

A Gateshead shop has been closed for three months over suspected links to “criminal behaviour”.

Durham shop owner behind bars after being caught with over £20,000 worth of counterfeit cigarettes

A shop owner has been jailed after he was caught selling cheap counterfeit cigarettes.

Blackhall man jailed for selling counterfeit cigarettes from his Seaham store

A store owner has been jailed after he was caught selling counterfeit cigarettes from his…

Shopkeeper who attacked in-debt customer with a knife is jailed and more than £21,000 in counterfeit tobacco seized

A shopkeeper who sold counterfeit cigarettes and carried out an armed attack on a customer…

Roadshows to raise awareness of illegal tobacco trade set to take place

Roadshows will be taking place in South Tyneside next week in a bid to raise…

Counterfeit cigs found in shops search

Illegal tobacco was found during a joint operation on North Tyneside.  

Illegal tobacco results in £35,000 fine and suspended prison sentence

A man in his seventies who was caught with over 100,000 illegal cigarettes has been…


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