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More than £255,000 worth of illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes were discovered
Posted 24 June 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|East Midlands
UPDATES: Derbyshire Trading Standards has seized illicit cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco and vapes worth more than £255,000, with officers uncovering major hauls in South Derbyshire and Chesterfield as part of continuing work to disrupt the illegal tobacco trade.
Officers from Derbyshire Trading Standards have seized more than £255,000 worth of illicit cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco and vapes over the past fortnight.
More than 363,000 illicit cigarettes and 20kg of hand-rolling tobacco were discovered at a premises in South Derbyshire in one of the biggest such finds in recent years. The products are estimated to have an illegal market valu...
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