Login£130,000 of illegal tobacco destroyed
Blackpool TS has stubbed out thousands of illegal cigarettes with support from Op CeCe
Posted 08 June 2023 | JoTS Online
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UPDATES: More than £130,000 worth of illicit tobacco seized through Operation CeCe has been destroyed, highlighting the impact of coordinated enforcement against smuggling, counterfeit products and the criminal networks behind them.
A crackdown by Blackpool Council Trading Standards team has resulted in more than £130,000 worth of counterfeit and smuggled tobacco being seized and destroyed over a 12-month period.
Between February 2022 and February 2023 Officers from Blackpool Trading Standards targeted the sale and supply of illicit tobacco products as part of Operation CeCe, a National Trading Standards scheme ...
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