All Illicit Tobacco articles – Page 4
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Features and analysisRetailer who hid iIlicit vapes in crisp boxes forced to stay shut
The Middlesbrough store has been closed since June
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Features and analysisIllicit vapes and tobacco seized by Northumbria Police
Illicit vapes worth nearly £55,000 have been seized as part of a month-long operation
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Features and analysisVaping body sounds alarm bells over Scottish government’s e-cig review
UKVIA has accused the consultation of being “merely a box-ticking exercise”
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Advice GuideWhat are the penalties for selling illicit tobacco?
New sanctions for not following Track and Trace requirements for selling tobacco have come into effect
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Features and analysisTwice as many illegal vapes as counterfeit cigarettes seized in UK
Responsible suppliers are demanding a clampdown on the illicit trade
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Features and analysisHMRC seizes 10.8m cigarettes at Belfast Port
The cigarettes are worth around £5.3m in unpaid taxes
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Features and analysis£10,000 of illicit tobacco and vape products seized in Preston
Illicit cigarettes, counterfeit hand rolling tobacco and disposable vapes, worth over £10,000, have been seized from two stores in Preston
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Features and analysisCounterfeit tobacco gang jailed following seizure of 6.5m cigarettes
The six men were caught with more than 6.5millon cigarettes, worth more than £1.8m in evaded duty
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Products In DepthTobacco & Vaping: Tackling the illicit trade
Brands and retailers are fighting back against illegal products
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Features and analysisImperial Brands calls for UK Government to raise standards within vaping
The firm wants to see regulations strengthened to prevent access to youth vaping
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Features and analysis‘Staggering’ lack of enforcement on illicit vapes revealed
Research by Arcus Compliance found that just two shops across six major UK cities were successfully prosecuted for underage or illicit vape sales between 2021 and April 2023
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco and vape products still widely available in convenience stores
Test purchases carried out by JTI found illicit products in more than half of stores
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Features and analysisJTI calls for MPs to back tougher rules to fight illicit vapes and youth appeal
JTI spoke to MPs at a parliamentary reception backed by MP Mary Glindon
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Features and analysisACS urges low tolerance for illicit trade
ACS wants the government to send a clear message that selling these products is not acceptable
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Features and analysisOne million illegal cigarettes seized by Warwickshire County Council
More than one million illegal cigarettes were seized in the last 18 months by Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco usage still on the rise
Research by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association found that 73% of smokers have bought illicit tobacco over the past year
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco worth £76,000 seized in Kent stores
242,500 cigarettes and 1,516 pouches of illicit tobacco have been seized by authorities in Kent
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Features and analysisGovernment to launch illegal vape task force
The illicit vapes ‘enforcement squad’ will be led by Trading Standards
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Features and analysisIllegal tobacco and vapes seized in Dartford and Swanley
Sniffer dogs aided teams of officers on shop inspections to uncover the contraband
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Features and analysisMiddlesbrough store selling illicit tobacco issued with Closure Order
5,750 illicit cigarettes and 2.1kg of illicit hand-rolling tobacco were found at the store