All Illicit Tobacco articles
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NewsSGF meets minister to tackle illicit trade threat
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation has met with a Scottish Government minister to press for tougher action against illicit traders, warning that illegal tobacco and vapes are now widespread across Scotland
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NewsJTI, MPs, retailers and more meet to talk illicit tobacco in London
JTI and The Times held a special roundtable in London this morning
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NewsCo-op report calls for crackdown on illicit tobacco sales
A new white paper commissioned by Co-op has revealed the scale of illicit tobacco sales and organised crime on UK high streets, with three in ten smokers admitting to buying illegal cigarettes
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News4.6m Brits don’t know how to dispose of vapes correctly
A new survey reveals the scale of the nation’s inability to dispose of vapes properly
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NewsDawn raid sees Upminster store closed for selling illicit goods worth £10k
An Upminster business gets closed for three months after Havering Council’s Trading Standards team and police swooped
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Partner FeatureHow illegal tobacco is taking over UK high streets
To mark the one-year anniversary of the It Costs More Than You Think campaign, JTI shares hard-hitting new data showcasing what the British public thinks about illegal tobacco.
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NewsNine out of 10 ‘dodgy shops’ stay open after illicit tobacco and vape seizures
More than nine in ten shops found selling illicit tobacco or vapes remain open after enforcement action, according to a new report warning Britain’s high streets have become ‘consequence-free zones’ for organised crime
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NewsOne third of independent stores investigated in Bristol found selling illegal tobacco
Operation finds 14 out of 41 independent shops selling tobacco visited in Bristol East sold illegal tobacco
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NewsTwo Lancaster vape shops receive closure orders from police
Illegal tobacco was found to repeatedly be on sale in two Lancaster stores by Trading Standards
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NewsPublic urged to report ‘dodgy shops’ on high streets
The government has called on the public to report stores suspected of tax fraud
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NewsLGA points retailers to government advice on upcoming Tobacco & Vapes Act changes
The Local Government Association is encouraging retailers to prepare for the new measures with new government guidance
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NewsChorley vape store shut down for selling illicit goods to underage buyers
Stored shut down after illicit tobacco, vapes and cigarettes were sold to underage buyers in Chorley
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NewsPM pledges to double closure orders for dodgy shops
The Prime Minister has announced plans to extend the maximum duration of closure orders from six months to 12 months, in a move welcomed by trading standards and convenience store groups
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NewsThe Fed meets Robbie Moore MP in Yorkshire to talk illicit tobacco
The Fed met Robbie Moore MP at a store in Riddlesden to discuss rogue tobacco and more
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NewsACS calls for dodgy shops to be closed for 12 months
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to extend closure orders for stores selling illicit goods to 12 months, warning that rogue traders are damaging high streets and local communities
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News‘A drop in the ocean’ – PML questions Government priorities
Philip Morris Limited has hit out at the government for failing to provide adequate resources to Trading Standards, after seizures of 33 million illicit cigarettes were branded ‘a drop in the ocean’
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News33m illicit cigarettes seized in crackdown on illegal tobacco
More than 33m illicit cigarettes have been seized in the past year as part of a joint crackdown by National Trading Standards and HMRC, with penalties of £3.5m issued to retailers
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NewsAwareness of illegal tobacco on the rise
New JTI UK research marking the first anniversary of its ‘It Costs More Than You Think’ campaign reveals 85% of the public have heard of illegal tobacco, but 82% say enforcement is inadequate to tackle the growing black market
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NewsProposed plain packaging for vapes could cost retailers over £330m
Campaign group We Vape has joined the call for retailers to comment on any upcoming changes to vape packaging rules
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NewsOver 1.3m prohibited vapes have been seized since 2025’s disposables ban
Research reveals over 1.3m illegal vaping products have been seized in the UK since last year’s disposables ban