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illicit tobacco trade retailers UK

Photo: Lancashire County Council

Illicit tobacco trade ‘crippling’ retailers as enforcement gaps persist

Pooja Shrivastava

Apr 11, 2026

Detection dog

Illicit tobacco, vapes and counterfeit toys seized in Kirklees crackdown

17 March

Weymouth shop closed illegal tobacco

Weymouth convenience store shut down after repeated illicit tobacco sales

Pooja Shrivastava

28 February

illicit vapes in Liverpool store

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

17 February

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Dudley Illicit Tobacco Network

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Eight-year Trading Standards probe brings down Dudley's illicit tobacco network

Pooja Shrivastava

Jan 19, 2026

councils illegal tobacco shop closures UK

Multiple shop closures, prosecutions, large-scale seizures as councils crack down on illegal tobacco

Pooja Shrivastava

Dec 24, 2025

Anthony Screen

£400,000 worth of illegal tobacco seized in Staffordshire this year

Dec 17, 2025

Trading Standards illicit tobacco crackdown UK

Trading Standards step up crackdown on illicit tobacco sales across England

Pooja Shrivastava

Oct 31, 2025

lllicit tobacco trade: £200,000 worth of illegal cigarettes, vapes seized in Preston

lllicit tobacco trade: £200,000 worth of illegal cigarettes, vapes seized in Preston

Pooja Shrivastava

Aug 30, 2025

shop closed for selling illegal cigarettes

County Durham stores ordered to remain closed over illicit tobacco

Pooja Shrivastava

Aug 02, 2025

Illegal tobacco, vapes and fake goods worth £6.5m seized in Newport last year

Illegal tobacco, vapes and fake goods worth £6.5m seized in Newport last year

Jul 20, 2025

Enforcement officers seizing counterfeit cigarettes and vapes from Hartlepool shops

Illegal tobacco products and vapes seized in Hartlepool

Jul 20, 2025

Booze Zone

Loughborough c-store manager jailed for selling illicit tobacco

Pooja Shrivastava

Jul 12, 2025

Court order notice on Exmouth shop closed for illegal tobacco and criminal activity

Crackdown on illicit tobacco: Shops shut down in Exmouth, Convictions in Portsmouth

Pooja Shrivastava

Jul 02, 2025

Police and council seal a shop in Bexley caught selling counterfeit tobacco and vapes

Four Bexley shops busted for illicit tobacco and vapes, hit with closure orders

Jun 06, 2025

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