All Illicit Tobacco articles – Page 7
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco purchased by 71% of UK smokers
Research by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association found that 71% of consumers bought illicit tobacco over the past year
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Features and analysisGeek Bar calls on Trading Standards to tackle non-compliant vape products
Vape brand Geek Bar has written to Trading Standards services at local authorities in major UK cities in an effort to raise awareness of the growing issue of non-compliant and counterfeit disposable vape products
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Features and analysisCroydon Council seizes illicit tobacco worth more than £175,000
Croydon Council trading standards and HM Revenue and Customs teamed up with specialist detection dogs to track down and seize the illegal tobacco
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Features and analysis40 million counterfeit cigarettes seized in Belgian Europol raid
It is believed the cigarettes were destined for the UK and French black markets
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Features and analysisBradford retailer jailed for selling illicit tobacco
Mohammad Riaz of Sunrise Supermarket has been jailed for selling illicit tobacco
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Features and analysisACS calls for HFSS proposals to be scrapped
ACS has set out its recommendations to the Chancellor ahead of the spring statement later this month, calling for HFSS proposals to be scrapped in favour of cracking down on the illicit alcohol and tobacco trade.
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Features and analysisJTI overhauls field sales team
JTI expects the new approach to provide more relevant insight to independent retailers from the field sales team
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Features and analysisThree shops closed in Northumberland due to selling illegal tobacco
Three shops in Ashington that were caught repeatedly selling thousands of pounds worth of illegal tobacco have been ordered to temporarily close by magistrates
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Features and analysisProsecutions secured over illicit tobacco sales
Illicit tobacco and cigarettes were seized in two raids on a store in Lincolnshire
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Features and analysisWalsall retailer fined following illicit tobacco discovery
Trading Standards Officers seized 6,000 illegal cigarettes and over 1kg of illicit hand-rolling tobacco
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Promotional FeatureWorking together to stub out illicit tobacco
Covid-19 has not slowed the illicit tobacco trade, which continues to take money out of the hands of law-abiding retailers. Fighting it requires participation by all, says Ian Howell, fiscal and regulatory affairs manager at JTI.
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Features and analysisStockton store shut down by council following illicit tobacco seizure
More than 200,000 illicit cigarettes were seized from the store and a nearby flat
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Features and analysisVaping expert partners with Oldham City Council & Geek Bar to tackle counterfeit products
A leading vaping industry expert is working with Oldham city council in Manchester to tackle counterfeit and non-compliant products on behalf of Geek Bar
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Features and analysisRetailer prosecuted for selling counterfeit tobacco in Salford
A businessman has had over £11,000 worth of counterfeit tobacco taken from his premises and has been prosecuted.
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Features and analysisMajor illicit tobacco and cigarette seizure made in Grimsby
Almost 300,000 illicit cigarettes and 2,615 of illicit tobacco have been seized in Grimsby as part of Operation CeCe
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Features and analysisMajor illicit tobacco seizure made in Northamptonshire
44,000 cigarettes and five kilos of hand-rolling tobacco have been seized from two premises in Northamptonshire.
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Features and analysisOperation CeCe cracks down on illicit tobacco trade
Operation CeCe has led to the seizure of more than £2.7m worth of illegal tobacco products in the first half of 2021.
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Interviews and ProfilesResponsible Retailing Week 2021: How JTI is helping retailers stay responsible
Retailers face many challenges when it comes to tobacco sales, JTI oulines what support is out there.
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Features and analysisWhat are the responsible retailing challenges facing store owners?
As part of Responsible Retailing Week 2021, some top retailers got together with representatives from JTI and Camelot to discuss the main challenges they face when it comes to responsible retailing.
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Features and analysisIllicit Tobacco: The impact of Covid-19
C-Store finds out the latest on the illicit tobacco trade and how it can be taken to task.