All Illicit Tobacco articles – Page 6
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Features and analysisCalls for Tobacco Track and Trace data to be shared with police
The National Business Crime Centre is calling for Tobacco Track and Trace technology to be made available to policing in order to crack down on the illicit tobacco trade
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Features and analysisWorthing retailer fined £1000 for illicit tobacco
Shaswar Ranjbari pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates’ Court to offences relating to the possession of counterfeit and foreign-labelled tobacco and the fraudulent evasion of excise duty
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Features and analysis£255k in illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes seized by Derbyshire Trading Standards
One of the two seizures marked one of the biggest for the team in recent years
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Features and analysisMore illicit tobacco enforcement urged by ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the next government to improve enforcement against the illicit tobacco trade
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Features and analysisWhich areas have the biggest illicit vape problem?
Vape Superstore has analysed FOI request data to uncover the areas with the biggest problem with illegal vape distribution
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Features and analysis73kg of illicit tobacco and 22,000 suspected illicit cigarettes seized in Peterborough
Three stores in Peterborough were raided, with suspected illicit tobacco and cigarettes seized
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Products In DepthProtecting your store from the illicit tobacco and vaping trade
What can retailers do to protect their stores from the rising illicit trade?
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Features and analysisFour Lincolnshire stores close after illegal vapes and cigarettes found
The stores will remain closed for three months
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Features and analysisTrading Standards ‘needs extra £140m to tackle illicit vaping market’
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to provide Trading Standards in England with additional funds
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Features and analysisJTI removes gantries from stores caught selling illicit tobacco
Two stores in the north-east of England have had their tobacco gantries removed for selling illicit products
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Features and analysis80% of UK smokers have bought illicit tobacco in the past year
Research carried out by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association found the number of smokers that had bought illicit tobacco increased 6% on the previous year
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarettes and vapes worth £200k seized by North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards
Four premises were visited last week in Grimsby and Cleethorpes
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Features and analysisClosure order issued against store selling illicit tobacco
A store in Middlesbrough has been closed down over the sale of illegal tobacco following a joint operation by Middlesbrough Trading Standards and HMRC
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Features and analysisVape licensing scheme for retailers proposed
An industry-led licensing scheme for the UK vape industry have been put forward to help tackle the sale of illicit products and underage sales
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Features and analysis90,000 cigarettes and 45kg of hand rolling tobacco seized in Suffolk
Police and HM Revenue and Customs officers have seized 90,000 cigarettes and 45kg of hand rolling tobacco in Lowestoft, Suffolk
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Features and analysisIllegal vapes worth £15,000 seized by Durham Trading Standards
Officers seized a total of 1,196 suspected ileal vapes
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Features and analysisGovernment outlines plans to tackle illicit tobacco trade
The government has unveiled a new strategy to tackle the illicit tobacco trade
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Features and analysisSupplier frustration over disposable vape ban
The government’s proposed ban on single-use vapes has attracted criticism from suppliers in the category
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Features and analysisRetailers warn against disposable vape ban
Independent retailers warn that a ban on disposable vapes won’t have any effect
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Features and analysis28% of retailers report a rise in customers asking for illicit tobacco and vapes
Research from JTI reveals the devastating effects of illegal activity