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Illicit retail boom drives intimidation of UK regulators - Retail Insight Network

Retail Insight Network

01/05/2026 06:14

Closure order secured against Grays shop for selling illicit tobacco and vapes - Thurrock Council

Thurrock Council

30/04/2026 04:12

'We will kill you and burn your house': Council staff under attack from High Street gangs - BBC

BBC

30/04/2026 05:00

Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law - GOV.UK

GOV.UK

29/04/2026 01:05

Thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in Bristol shops - BBC

BBC

28/04/2026 12:55

Opinion | How the U.K.'s generational smoking ban could backfire - MS NOW

MS NOW

26/04/2026 07:00

Illegal goods worth £124k seized in shop raids - BBC

BBC

13/04/2026 07:00

Chocolate theft surge tied to illegal cigarette trade, retailers say - BBC

BBC

11/04/2026 07:00

Thousands of illegal cigarettes seized in Northamptonshire shops - BBC

BBC

07/04/2026 07:00

£20,000 of illicit tobacco seized in Barking and Dagenham operation - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council

02/04/2026 07:00

Over half of UK smokers say tobacco tax hikes will drive them straight to black market - The Sun

The Sun

01/04/2026 07:00

Shocking scale of UK’s illegal tobacco trade revealed - and where it occurs most - conveniencestore.co.uk

conveniencestore.co.uk

30/03/2026 07:00

Illegal tobacco worth £14k seized from shops - BBC

BBC

30/03/2026 07:00

Criminal gangs in Leeds using 'dangerous' legal loophole to sell illegal tobacco, vapes and alcohol - Yorkshire Evening Post

Yorkshire Evening Post

25/03/2026 07:00

Five-country operation targets cigarette smuggling network operating from the UK - Europol

Europol

24/03/2026 07:00

Investigation ‘Borotalco’: EPPO dismantles tobacco smuggling network operating in Italy, France, Poland, Switzerland and UK - eppo.europa.eu

eppo.europa.eu

24/03/2026 07:00

Two charged after 'illicit cigarettes' seized in Swindon - BBC

BBC

21/03/2026 07:00

Undercover sting catches Birmingham shops selling illegal tobacco from just £4 - Yahoo News UK

Yahoo News UK

20/03/2026 07:00

Trading standards continues to close shops that peddle illegal tobacco - News - Devon County Council

Devon County Council

17/03/2026 07:00

Thousands Of Illegal Cigarettes Seized Alongside Counterfeit Toys In Kirklees - West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police

16/03/2026 07:00

Barking and Dagenham Council seizes over £22,000 of illegal tobacco and shisha in crackdown - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council

11/03/2026 07:00

East Lancashire shop ordered to close after stashing and selling illegal tobacco - Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council

06/03/2026 08:00

Two Luton shops closed and trader prosecuted for selling illegal tobacco - Luton Council

Luton Council

05/03/2026 08:00

Investigation launched after illegal tobacco and vapes seized in Staffordshire - Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council

03/03/2026 08:00

Little Hulton shop closed down for repeated sales of illegal cigarettes and tobacco - news.salford.gov.uk

news.salford.gov.uk

02/03/2026 08:00

Weymouth shop ordered to close after repeated illicit tobacco sales - Dorset Council

Dorset Council

27/02/2026 08:00

Busting the tobacco bandits with Boo the dog - BBC

BBC

25/02/2026 08:00

National team on illegal tobacco trade to be led by North Lanarkshire - North Lanarkshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council

20/02/2026 08:00

Shop shut down over illegal tobacco sales - middlesbrough.gov.uk

middlesbrough.gov.uk

19/02/2026 08:00

Illicit tobacco trader ordered to repay £21,000 of criminal gains - BBC

BBC

18/02/2026 08:00

Nearly 1.5 million cigarettes seized following raid - BBC

BBC

17/02/2026 08:00

Tobacco detection dogs sniff out £100k of illicit tobacco and vapes across Pendle - Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council

12/02/2026 08:00

Detective dogs keeping illicit products off our high streets - Thurrock Council

Thurrock Council

12/02/2026 08:00

Thousands of illegal cigarettes seized in Northamptonshire shops - BBC

BBC

11/02/2026 08:00

Closure order granted for Gloucester shop following the repeated sale of illegal tobacco - gloucestershire.police.uk

gloucestershire.police.uk

11/02/2026 08:00

Two day crackdown uncovers illegal tobacco, vapes and unsafe accommodation across Portsmouth - Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council

06/02/2026 08:00

Tobacco and cash seized following joint operation in Hythe - Kent Police

Kent Police

05/02/2026 08:00

Heath Town shop fined £16k over illicit tobacco haul - BBC

BBC

05/02/2026 08:00

Over One Million Illegal Cigarettes Seized in Kirklees - West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police

04/02/2026 08:00

Over a million illegal cigarettes seized in raids - BBC

BBC

04/02/2026 08:00

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