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Staffs TS makes bumper tobacco haul


Staffordshire TS seized illegal tobacco and vapes as part of Operation CeCe

Richard Young

Posted 20 July 2023 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|West Midlands


UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards has seized more than £26,000 of illegal tobacco and vapes in raids backed by Operation CeCe, police and detection dogs, adding to a year-long haul of illicit products worth around £325,000.

Staffordshire Trading Standards has seized more than £26,000 worth of illegal tobacco and vapes in four recent raids of business premises in Newcastle and the Staffordshire Moorlands.

The seizures, which were made as part of Operation CeCe – an ongoing initiative backed by National Trading Standards and HMRC – were supported by Staffordshire Police and specialist dog search team BWY ...

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