Posted Friday, September 30, 2011
HM Revenue and Customs recently published their latest report on
the market share of illegal tobacco. The results are good news.
Illegal cigarettes now make up an average of 10 per cent of the
total number of cigarettes smoked in the UK, do...more
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Posted Wednesday, September 07, 2011
I have just read about the recent case of a North East man put
behind bars for 'flooding the streets of South Tyneside' with
illegal cigarettes. The man at the centre of the story was involved
in an organised chain of criminal activity in whi...more
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Posted Wednesday, May 04, 2011
I've just been looking through lots of reports on cases of
illegal tobacco being found and it's amazing how many people
involved are also selling cheap - and often counterfeit - booze. Do
we want our kids to be encouraged to get drunk as the ...more
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Posted Friday, March 11, 2011
Just been reading about a couple of guys who threw away nearly
£70,000 when they were spotted unloading boxes supposedly filled
with flowers, but which actually contained illegal tobacco. They
tossed the cash over a garden wall then told HMRC...more
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Posted Wednesday, March 02, 2011
You might have heard our latest radio ads, seen beermats in
pubs, read stories in your local papers etc asking people to call
Crimestoppers if they're worried about illegal tobacco being sold
in their area. The good news is that dozens of peo...more
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Posted Monday, February 14, 2011
An ice cream vendor has strongly expressed the view that we're
giving her trade a bad name by highlighting that some
ice cream vans have been found to sell illegal tobacco. The reality
is that the great majority of vans are run by decent and ...more
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Posted Thursday, February 10, 2011
All tobacco is bad for you, but there are hidden dangers with a
lot of the illegal tobacco on offer. Many of the packs being sold
after being smuggled in from overseas either don't have any health
warnings at all or the warnings are in foreig...more
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