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A husband and wife sold tens of thousands of pounds worth of illicit tobacco on Facebook
Posted 06 November 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|South East
UPDATES: An Oxfordshire couple have admitted selling illicit tobacco and cigarettes through Facebook after a Trading Standards investigation uncovered illegal products at their home. The prosecution underlines continuing efforts to disrupt organised illicit tobacco sales.
A husband and wife who sold illegal cigarettes and tobacco via Facebook have entered guilty pleas in a prosecution brought by Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards.
When the Banbury home of Krzysztof Bugno (42) and Ewelina Bugno (41) was raided in October 2021, Officers seized more than 44,000 illicit cigarettes and 24.5kg of hand-rolling tobacco with a street value of £20,000...
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