Friday 17th January 2014
Tip-off leads police to illegal tobacco haul
Officers swooped after receiving a tip-off that non-duty paid tobacco was being sold from the premises in Heyhouses Lane.
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Monday 4th November 2013
20,000 illegal cigarettes seized from rogue dealer
A huge stash of contraband cigarettes and Viagra-style tablets plus a Samarai swords were found hidden in a house after undercover trading standards officers carried out surveillance on a rogue dealer.
Wednesday 14th August 2013
Parents urged to help keep illegal tobacco off the streets
Parents are being urged to help keep illegal tobacco off the streets this summer, with unscrupulous dealers likely to be looking for teenage customers over the school holidays.
Monday 18th March 2013
600 packets of illegal tobacco seized in Accrington and Haslingden
MORE than 600 packets of illegal tobacco were seized during raids on retail premises by police and trading standards officers.
Friday 1st March 2013
Man, 70, in court over 40,000 fake cigs
A PENSIONER appeared in court yesterday (28th February) accused of selling bootleg cigarettes and tobacco on the streets of South Tyneside.
Friday 1st March 2013
Smoking out counterfeit tobacco in Blackpool
TRADERS dealing in illicit tobacco were today warned: ‘We are on to you.’ More than 1,000 packets of counterfeit tobacco were seized after sniffer dogs hunted them out during a series of surprise raids.
Friday 15th February 2013
Raids across County Durham in crackdown on illegal tobacco
A SERIES of raids have taken place in County Durham today (Friday, February 15) as part of a crackdown on illegal tobacco.
Monday 4th February 2013
Murphy and Ozzie help sniff out contraband haul
TWO sniffer dogs discovered more than £4,000 worth of contraband cigarettes and packets of tobacco in children’s lunchboxes.
Saturday 19th January 2013
Tobacco worth £36k in lost revenue seized
A HUGE haul of tobacco, which could have cost taxpayers £36,000 in lost revenue, has been seized at the Port of Hull.
Monday 7th January 2013
Airline man fined for cig smuggling
AN AIRLINE worker from Leigh has been fined for attempting to smuggle cigarettes into the UK through Manchester Airport.
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