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North East: Dodgy cigarettes seized in raids on newsagents and shops in Newcastle

On 27/05/2014 in News

A haul of dodgy tobacco and illegal snuff was seized by officers during raids on Tyneside.

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East Midlands: Shopkeeper sentenced for selling illegal tobacco in Belper

On 27/05/2014 in News

A shopkeeper who sold illegal tobacco from his Belper store has been given a 12-month community order and ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work by Derby Magistrates.

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Yorks and Humber: Sniffer dog finds illegal tobacco in James Bond style secret lair under Wakefield store’s floor

On 27/05/2014 in News

A sniffer dog ferreted out a stash of contraband cigarettes stored in an underground ‘James Bond’ style lair.

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Tobacco companies’ “documented record in fuelling the illicit trade”

On 19/05/2014 in News

Tobacco companies have a “documented record in fuelling the illicit trade which makes it easier for children to smoke,” says Director of Fresh, Ailsa Rutter.  In the North East work by Fresh, HMRC and trading standards has helped reduce supply and demand.

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British tobacco companies ‘are fuelling black market trading’ MPs warn

On 08/05/2014 in News

British tobacco companies are colluding with smugglers to avoid tax by flooding European countries, MPs have warned.

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North East: “Minority of smokers buy illegal tobacco – those who do are buying less”

On 08/05/2014 in News

Figures released by anti-smoking organisation Fresh suggest the illicit tobacco market in the North East had halved since the late 1990s.

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North East: “All tobacco – legal and illegal – kills one in two smokers”

On 08/05/2014 in News

Anti-smoking organisations today said the blackmarket trade in Newcastle had shrunk with less than one in 10 cigarettes bought on Tyneside found to be counterfeit.

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Tory cigarette packaging rebel Priti Patel is ex-tobacco lobbyist

On 08/05/2014 in News

A Conservative MP who is leading a rebellion against plans to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes is a former tobacco lobbyist and chairs a parliamentary group whose secretariat is provided by two tobacco industry-funded organisations.

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How Marlboro money paid for Commons launch of tobacco study

On 28/04/2014 in News

The chairman of an influential House of Commons select committee investigating the tobacco trade hosted a parliamentary reception funded by a cigarette giant, the Observer has established.

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North West: Renewed plans for plain cigarette packaging welcomed

On 25/04/2014 in News

Anti-smoking lobbyists have welcomed much-delayed government plans to introduce plain cigarette packaging.

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