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Three arrested as 40,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Lincolnshire raid

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Neighborhood ‘heroes’ foil attempted robbery at Fife convenience store

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20 March

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Somerset convenience store closed for peddling illegal tobacco

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Medway multi-agency operation seizes £650000 of illegal tobacco

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£22,000 worth of illegal tobacco and shisha seized in Dagenham

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Liverpool shop shut for third time over illicit vape and tobacco sales

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Illicit tobacco, vapes and counterfeit toys seized in Kirklees crackdown

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Barnsley convenience store ordered to shut down following illegal tobacco investigation

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Mar 02, 2026

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Weymouth convenience store shut down after repeated illicit tobacco sales

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Feb 28, 2026

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Gangs target chocolate in retail crime wave

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Feb 24, 2026

North Lanarkshire Trading Standards to lead Scottish national team on fight against illegal tobacco

North Lanarkshire Trading Standards to lead Scottish national team on fight against illegal tobacco

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Feb 21, 2026

Tobacco detection dog Ziggy with some of the illegal tobacco items

Detection dogs sniff out £100k illicit tobacco haul

Feb 17, 2026

Hartlepool retail crime meeting

Hartlepool residents asked to quiz police on retail crime

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Feb 16, 2026

City of London shoplifting drop

City of London Police claims drop in shop theft

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Feb 12, 2026

Norfolk police tougher shoplifting penalties

Norfolk’s police chief calls for tougher penalties for prolific shoplifters

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Retail crime grips Scottish convenience stores with hate crime on rise

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