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A haul of illicit cigarettes and tobacco worth £150,000 has been seized in Staffordshire
Posted 27 July 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|East Midlands
UPDATES: Staffordshire's latest crackdown on illicit tobacco uncovered a quarter of a million illegal cigarettes and large quantities of hand-rolling tobacco, highlighting the scale of organised criminal activity and the continuing value of public intelligence.
A total of 250,000 illicit cigarettes and 56kg of illegal tobacco was seized over the last financial year by Staffordshire County Council’s trading standards team as part of a regional operation.
With a retail value of around £150,000, the cigarettes and tobacco were seized as a result of 472 tip-offs from the public via the council’s Fight the Fakes hotline.
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