LoginA long-term solution to illicit tobacco?
Could a novel approach to prosecution put a stop to illicit tobacco once and for all?
Posted 30 June 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Enforcement Practice|National
ANALYSIS: Persistent illicit tobacco retailers demand more than repeated raids. This examination argues for targeting landlords and using stronger Proceeds of Crime powers to disrupt the business model behind organised criminal supply.
In Lincolnshire we have been lucky enough to receive specific funding to combat illegal tobacco. That funding comes nowhere near covering the actual cost, but it does mean that we have been able to conduct activities intended to reduce the sale of illegal tobacco for some years.
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