Illegal Tobacco

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County Durham shop ordered to close over illegal tobacco sales

Durham County Council has secured a three-month closure order for Harry’s Mini Market in Ferryhill.

22 Dec 2022

Oversized vapes seized from shops in operation targeting sales to children

Over just three days, Darlington Trading Standards teamed up with police to seize 489 illegal vapes, 19,580 cigarettes and 7.65 kilograms of rolling tobacco.

20 Dec 2022

Food shop fined thousands for selling illegal shisha tobacco

Trading Standards discovered the tobacco on a visit to Pak Halal Erdem Food Centre on Cowley Road in Oxford in May 2021.

21 Jun 2022

Illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth £6,500 seized on North Tyneside

Dogs detect 'secret stashes' of illegal tobacco worth more than £31K

Illegal vaping products 'aimed at children' seized in Middlesbrough crackdown

The skills of sniffer dogs highlighted in illegal tobacco campaign

Men jailed for making thousands from confiscated tobacco

Illegal tobacco sold at 'pocket money prices'

Illegal tobacco and cash found during raid

15,000 suspected illegal cigarettes seized in Newcastle

16,000 illegal cigarettes seized at Byker store

Sniffer dog on patrol

North East family smuggling gang sentenced

Cracking down on the illegal tobacco trade