Illegal tobacco products were found to be being sold from the shop in Blackhall Colliery
£100,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco seized in County Durham
During the operation, officers seized more than 165,000 illicit cigarettes and 53 kilograms of hand rolling tobacco
More than 10,000 illicit cigarettes and tobacco worth £4,000 seized as two Ashington shops raided
Officers from Northumberland County Council’s Trading Standards swooped after receiving tip offs about two shops
New police search puppies join crackdown on Hartlepool bootleg tobacco sales
Trading standards bosses, police and trainee search puppies have joined forces in a new crackdown on illicit tobacco sales
Owner of newsagents on Manchester’s Curry Mile jailed for selling illegal tobacco
The owner of newsagents on Manchester’s Curry Mile has been jailed after hundreds of illegal cigarettes and a stash of illicit tobacco were found inside his shop
What happens when you report the sale of illegal tobacco?
Since 2007 the Keep It Out campaign has generated over 1,900 tip offs of illegal tobacco being sold from shops, tab houses and other locations within the North East and over 7,600 nationally. The crackdown is part of wider efforts to make smoking history for future generations. All tobacco kills, but illegal tobacco gets kids […]
Major summer appeal launched to help shut down illegal tobacco dealers
Northumberland residents are being urged to help shut down criminals dealing illegal tobacco this summer as new figures show ‘tab houses’ and shops are the two main sources for youngsters and adults in the region
Campaign launched to tackle illegal cigarette sales in Sunderland
People in Sunderland are being urged to help shut down criminals dealing illegally in tobacco as new figures show “tab houses” and shops are the main way children get cigarettes
Store that sold loose cigarettes to 15-year-old, and was found selling counterfeit tobacco, is stripped of its licence
The owner of a Bradford shop has been stripped of his licence to sell alcohol after raids found the store was selling counterfeit cigarettes
Keep It Out – summer appeal to tackle illegal tobacco sellers
People in the North East are being urged to help shut down criminals dealing illegal tobacco this summer as new figures show “tab houses” and shops are the two main sources for children and adults. It comes as a major survey of nearly 1900 people across Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham shows that […]