Monday 17th June 2019
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…
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Wednesday 27th February 2019
Counterfeit cigs found in shops search
Illegal tobacco was found during a joint operation on North Tyneside.
Wednesday 30th January 2019
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…
Monday 26th November 2018
Warning to shops as new illegal tobacco drive is launched
ROGUE shopkeepers who are tempted to sell illegal tobacco are being warned they could face…
Monday 19th November 2018
Shop ordered to shut over illegal tobacco
A County Durham shop has been shut down for three months over to the supply…
Saturday 29th September 2018
Newcastle shopkeeper told to cough up £1m for selling knock off cigarettes
A Newcastle shopkeeper caught flogging huge amounts of knock off cigarettes has been told to cough…
Wednesday 19th September 2018
Shopkeepers who sell illegal tobacco paying the price
Shopkeepers repeatedly caught selling illicit tobacco faced tax bills and penalties of more than £11m…
Thursday 30th August 2018
See the stash of suspected illegal cigarettes hidden under a bathtub in a Newcastle home
A joint operation by Northumbria Police and Newcastle City Council made the seizure in Newcastle…
Thursday 30th August 2018
UK approves protocol aimed at reducing illicit tobacco market
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in…
Thursday 30th August 2018
Selling illicit tobacco to undercover officer lands man in court
A MAN who sold illicit cigarettes and tobacco to an undercover trading standards officer has…
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