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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…

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…

Shop ordered to shut over illegal tobacco

A County Durham shop has been shut down for three months over to the supply…

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…


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