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A major operation by TSSW has seized thousands of illegal tobacco products
Posted 18 March 2025 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|South West
UPDATES: Trading Standards South West joined national enforcement partners in a major operation targeting illicit tobacco, with coordinated inspections designed to disrupt illegal supply networks.
Trading Standards South West (TSSW) has seized more than £185,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco products as part of a region-wide disruption initiative.
Officers from nine local authority Trading Standards services from across the South West visited 50 retail premises between 10 and 14 March as part of Operation CeCe, a National Trading Standards (NTS) and HMRC-backed campa...
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