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All Illicit Tobacco articles
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NewsIllegal vapes and cigarettes hidden under “rotting waste” in wheelie bins
During surveillance, police spotted a staff member from a nearby store accessing a bin to remove cigarettes
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Features and analysis2.7 million illicit cigarettes uncovered in Northern Ireland sting
The haul is estimated to be worth £1.6m in unpaid duty and taxes
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Features and analysisElfbar calls for strong enforcement and unified Government action after vape ban
With the disposable vape ban now a month away, Elfbar is calling on the Government to enforce the rules in a unified way
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Features and analysisDudley Council efforts sees 19 illegal ‘pop-up’ shops close in less than a year
It is understood to be the highest number made by any single Trading Standards team in the country during a single financial year
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Features and analysisIllegal nicotine pouches seizures rise by 974% in a year
UKVIA and Vape Club warn of increasing black market for nicotine pouches
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Features and analysisNational Crime Agency targets illicit products with Operation Machinize
NCA officers visited 265 premises over the course of the three-week operation
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Features and analysisNumber of illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vape seized in Hull doubles
More than 2.4m counterfeit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes were seized by Hull City Council’s Public Protection Team during 2024
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Features and analysisRetailers have their say on the generational tobacco ban
MPs debated the Tobacco and Vapes Bill marking the final opportunity for amendments before it moves to the Lords
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Features and analysisTrading Standards to bolster street presence with new £10m boost
The additional funding would support the recruitment of an additional 80 apprentice enforcement officers
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarette selling shopkeeper jailed for over three years
A retailer who sold illegal cigarettes in three counties has been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months in prison and ordered to pay £20,000 in costs
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Features and analysisGovernment warned against under-estimating scale of illicit tobacco trade
The Institute of Economic Affair said the government’s estimates of the size of the illicit tobacco trade were ‘laughable’
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Features and analysis£500k worth of illegal tobacco discovered in storage unit
Walsall Council Trading Standards teamed up with West Midlands Police and a specialist search dog team as part of Operation Shadow
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Features and analysisImperial Brands calls for a rethink on tobacco excise rate to protect retailers
Imperial Brands calls for a rethink on tobacco excise rate to help protect retailers from theft and illicit trade
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Features and analysis66,000 illicit nicotine pouches destined for UK seized in Kent
66,000 tubs of nicotine pouches have been detained by the Kent Trading Standards’ ports team
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Features and analysisBradford named as one of the worst places in the UK for illicit tobacco sales
Bradford found to be a hotbed of illicit tobacco activity following JTI test purchasing operation
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Features and analysisLincolnshire operation seizes ‘biggest retail haul’ of illicit cigarettes and vapes yet
More than 90,000 cigarettes, 300 vapes and 10kg of tobacco have been seized from seven stores in Lincolnshire
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarette and vape crackdown sees 68 Lincolnshire stores served closure orders
More than 670,000 illicit cigarettes were removed from the streets of Lincolnshire last year
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco, vapes and cigarettes found across Nottingham in undercover stings
Test purchasing in the city found 25 illegal products including counterfeit tobacco and high puff-count vapes
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Features and analysisIllegal vape and cigarette seizures sweep across the country
Recent operations across multiple counties have seen hundreds and thousands of illegal vapes and tobacco products seized from stores
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Features and analysis£10k worth of tobacco stolen in one night at Plymouth store theft
Police in the city need help investigating a huge tobacco theft which took place in a Premier store last week