LoginFake cigarettes seized in Oxford
Officers found fake cigarettes displayed alongside legitimate brands
Posted 12 February 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|South East
UPDATES: Oxfordshire Trading Standards has warned that counterfeit cigarettes displayed beside genuine brands and sold at full price pose both a public health risk and a direct deception of consumers.
Traditionally illegal tobacco products are foreign-labelled brands, sold under the counter at discounted rates.
The recent seizure in Oxford is the first time Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards has recovered fully priced counterfeits from an otherwise legitimate tobacco gantry. The counterfeits were labelled in standardised plain packaging,
The enforcement swoop is part of...
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