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.
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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.
Wednesday 5th December 2012
Ten UK arrests in £50m microwave tobacco smuggling ring
Ten people have been arrested in raids in the UK and Luxembourg in a suspected £50m tax fraud by an international tobacco smuggling ring.
Monday 19th November 2012
Sniffer dogs uncover illegal cigarettes at southport shops
SNIFFER dogs uncovered more than 1,000 packets of illegal cigarettes at Southport shops.
Thursday 18th October 2012
42,000 rogue cigarettes in £15k Middlesborough haul
A £15,000 HAUL of illegal tobacco – believed to be the largest find ever made in Middlesbrough – has been seized following a house raid.
Monday 8th October 2012
Illegal tobacco run was paying off undesirables
WHEN Stephen Horton was stopped by customs officials after driving off the ferry from France, he declared he had “just a few packet of cigarettes with him”.
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