A huge haul of counterfeit hand-rolling tobacco was seized following a raid in connection with pirate DVDs.
A 37-year-old air stewardess's career was left in tatters after she was caught abusing her position to smuggle cigarettes through customs.
A pub boss who sold thousands of pounds-worth of stolen booze and fake cigarettes from behind his bar was jailed and had his pub license revoked.
Thousands of suspected smuggled cigarettes have been seized by Customs Officers from a South Tyneside store - as shocked shoppers looked on.
Youngsters throughout the country are being recruited to carry out smuggling missions for organised crime gangs.
Trading Standards North West launch a pilot scheme to discourage Chinese students from importing illegal tobacco into the UK.
Trading standards uncover a 'Tony's Whippy' ice-cream van selling fake cigarettes and counterfeit DVDs to children in Manchester.
West Yorkshire police and trading standards uncover a haul of illegal tobacco in Bradford after local residents raise concerns over suspicious youths.
An operation involving trading standards, HM Revenue & Customs and the police uncovers counterfeit cigarette factories in Yorkshire.
Barnsley Trading Standards seize 2000 illegal cigarettes after uncovering a tanning studio's lucrative sideline.
After complaints from concerned parents that a Kirklees retailer was selling illegal cigarettes to children, West Yorkshire Trading Standards set up an operation to catch the culprit red-handed.
Local authorities in Yorkshire & Humberside launched a major joint operation to seize thousands of counterfeit cigarettes and huge quantities of hand-rolling tobacco.
A Chip Shop owner has been jailed after smuggled cigarettes were found under his counter.
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