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Staffordshire TS found illicit tobacco and vapes in three separate raids in the county
Posted 02 September 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|West Midlands
UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards has seized more than £28,000 worth of illicit tobacco, vapes and shisha in Burton raids linked to Operations CeCe and Joseph, adding to £740,000 of local seizures since the initiatives began.
Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards have seized illicit vapes, cigarettes, tobacco and shisha with a combined retail value of more than £28,000 in three separate raids in Burton on 21 August.
The raids, which took place as part of the National Trading Standards (NTS) and HMRC-backed Operation CeCe and Operation Joseph initiatives, uncovered more than 33,180 illegal cigaret...
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