Sunderland women smuggled 64,000 cigarettes
Four women from Sunderland have been caught trying to smuggle 64,000 cigarettes into the UK after a trip to Tenerife.
Four women from Sunderland have been caught trying to smuggle 64,000 cigarettes into the UK after a trip to Tenerife.
Thousands of pounds-worth of illegal cigarettes and alcohol were confiscated during a raid in New Herrington.
Trading standards officers have launched a series of raids on houses in Gateshead suspected of selling illegal tobacco.
A CRACKDOWN on the illegal tobacco trade and the sale of cigarettes to children will begin across West Yorkshire and York today.
Two cousins have been jailed for 18-months after selling tens of thousands of pounds-worth of counterfeit goods, including illegal tobacco, from their shop in Bradford.
City of York Council is launching a new campaign across York today to tackle the trade in illegal tobacco and stop dealers who sell to children.