All Illicit Vapes articles
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NewsIllegal tobacco found on sale in a quarter of Liverpool stores
Operation finds 25% of independent shops selling tobacco visited in Liverpool are selling illegal tobacco
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NewsEnforcement gaps leave nicotine pouches open to black market
Campaigners We Vape write to MPs in response to data highlighting major enforcement gap for nicotine pouches
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News‘Retailers are leaving the industry in droves’: how illicit tobacco is damaging convenience stores
Convenience Store speaks to illicit tobacco expert Rohan Pike about the threat it poses to the UK high street
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NewsUK councils' store inspections have fallen by 53% despite £10m Trading Standards boost
A recent freedom of information request has revealed many councils made fewer store inspections in 2025
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NewsOne in 10 vape users still have disposables they’ve stockpiled
Experts sound the alarm on highly dangerous stockpiled disposable vapes
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NewsHull revealed as UK’s illicit nicotine pouch seizure hotspot
New freedom of information data ranks the UK’s councils on their illicit tobacco seizures
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News'We are coming for you' - tax minister’s stark warning to rogue stores
HMRC to carry out over 30k interventions this year to fight tax fraud and illegal activity on high streets
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NewsA year on from the single-use vape ban most people use reusables - but smoking rates have risen
New Elfbar survey reveals rise in reusable vapes but suggests smoking is slowly on the rise
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NewsCould a DRS for used vapes really work?
A vape DRS could reduce precious metal waste and prevent dangerous fires
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Products In DepthTobacco and Vapes: Taking on the illicit market
A year after the disposable vape ban, illicit trade in vapes and tobacco continues to surge, with nearly half of UK cigarettes now illicit and corner shops cited as a major source
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News‘A win for responsible retailers’ - Industry reacts to new powers against rogue businesses
The retail industry has broadly welcomed today’s announcement by Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood
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NewsACS launches campaign to crack down on rogue traders
The Association of Convenience Stores has launched its ‘Stop Rogue Traders’ campaign, calling for stronger sanctions and additional funding to combat illicit trade
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NewsLancashire retailer jailed for illegal tobacco and vape operation
Keyvan Manouchehri was sentenced to 20 months in prison after Trading Standards officers uncovered an illegal tobacco and vape operation at Euro Mini Market in Lancashire, with seized goods worth an estimated £74,000
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NewsOver 1.3m illegal vapes seized by UK councils in 2025
More than 1.3 million illegal vapes, e-liquids and e-cigarettes were seized by UK councils in 2025, with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council confiscating the highest number at nearly 292,000 products
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NewsDisposable vape ban fuels black market, study finds
Research from Haypp has revealed that 35% of vapers have purchased disposable vapes since the ban was introduced in June 2025, with convenience stores identified as the primary source for illicit products
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NewsOne-third of vapers still using disposables despite ban
More than one-third of adults who vape are still using disposable products a year after they were banned, according to new research highlighting concerns over illegal sales and loophole products
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NewsVape retailer issues response to call for indoor vaping ban in Scotland
Vape retailer VPZ has responded to a recent call for a indoor vaping ban from a minister
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NewsKent operation seizes illegal tobacco and leads to arrest
A multi-agency enforcement operation targeting shops, vape stores and other businesses in Medway has resulted in one arrest, the seizure of nearly 2kg of tobacco and 7,849 cigarettes, and the removal of four illegal items from sale
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NewsHigh street crime unit created to tackle ‘dodgy shops’
A new multi-agency task force backed by £30m in government funding will target serious organised crime gangs operating through illicit shops on UK high streets over the next three years
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NewsAlmost £18k worth of illicit tobacco and vapes seized in multi-agency operation in Hampshire
A joint partnership in Hampshire last week resulted in a huge haul of illicit tobacco and vape goods