The discovery included 18,500 illegal cigarettes and more than 19kgs of illegal hand-rolling tobacco.

£28,000 of illegal tobacco found in Eastbourne flat in record-breaking haul

191021 - Tobacco dogs - Darlington Borough Council 

Almost seven kilograms of tobacco were also seized as part of a drive to crackdown on illegal tobacco in the region. 

Sniffer dogs help seize thousands of illegal cigarettes from Darlington shops

Officers from Gravesend’s Community Policing Team have seized more than 9,000 illegal cigarettes which were found inside a shop in the town.

The dangers of counterfeit cigarettes has been highlighted during a week of special events in East Sussex

More than 16,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized by a Newcastle Trading Standards raid at a store in Byker.

ITV News accompanied Trading Standards officials as they raided a premises where illegal tobacco products were being sold. 

Officers in Nottinghamshire have seized more than 300,000 illegal cigarettes as part of a crackdown on the issue in the county.