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Tobacco industry seeking to control anti-smuggling measures, say critics

The tobacco industry is working to secure control of a system to track the movement…

West Yorkshire: Shop raided FIVE TIMES for fake tobacco loses alcohol licence after police step in

The premises licence allowing a mini-market to sell alcohol has been revoked by councillors who…

Four members of same family jailed for selling counterfeit cigarettes from ‘tab house’

The couple made hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process, with the potential turnover…

Woman who hid illegal cigarettes in Dr Dre headphone boxes told to cough up £16K

A Stockton woman who hid thousands of illegal cigarettes inside Dr Dre headphone boxes has…

Middlesbrough illegal cigarette stash couple sentenced

A Middlesbrough couple caught with almost 140,000 illegal cigarettes have been handed suspended jail terms.

See the suspected stash of illegal cigarettes found in Gateshead shop – hidden behind secret wall:

Officers making the discovery behind the wall in a Gateshead shop

Tobacco smuggling gang jailed:

A five-strong tobacco smuggling gang, which brought more than 12 million illicit cigarettes into the…

Tobacco smuggling gang jailed after flooding the North East with 12 million illicit cigarettes:

A smuggling gang who flooded the North East with more than 12 million illegal cigarettes…

Shop where illegal tobacco was passed through loft opening forced to close

TWO shops selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco have been shut down after they were linked…

Smuggler sentenced after being caught on A19 with 20,000 illegal cigarettes

A smuggler was caught with 20,000 illegal cigarettes in his car as he travelled along…


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