Trading Standards crackdown removes 33 million illicit cigarettes from sale

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The haul of illicit products also includes more than 800kg of hand rolling tobacco – with a combined revenue value of nearly £24m

More than 33 million illicit cigarettes have been seized from local retail outlets in the past year as part of operation CeCe, a joint initiative between National Trading Standards and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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