
Counterfeit cigarettes haul across the county almost topped 200,000
Almost 200,000 ‘illicit’ cigarettes were seized by Trading Standards officers across Lancashire last year, almost five times the number confiscated six years ago. And the number of people prosecuted for selling counterfeit and non-duty tobacco products has also rocketed, an investigation by a Johnston Press newspaper has found.
The price of cigarettes has almost doubled since smoking in public was banned ten years ago, from £5.33 to £9.91. Up to 88 per cent goes on excise duty and VAT, it was estimated. It was also revealed how: n 188,580 sticks of cigarettes were seized by the county council in 2016/17, up from 37,760 in 2012/13; n 27 people were prosecuted, down from 35 over the same period; n Nobody in Lancashire has been caught by police for smoking in a car with children since it was outlawed two years ago; and n Some authorities in the county have not issued any punishment for breaching the 2007 Smoke Free legislation.
Related Posts
More than 9,000 pairs of fake Nike runners among items seized by officials
Revenue on Monday put on display a selection of the more than 9,000 pairs of...
BSF Jawans Seize Huge Quantity Of Phensedyl On Indo-Bangladesh Border
BSF troops under South Bengal Frontier foiled the plans of smugglers and seized...
Abbott and Beingmate get involved in “fake” milk powder scandal in China
Abbott and Beingmate have got involved in China's latest milk powder...
Police uncover illegal tobacco farm in southern NSW worth over $11m.
TOBACCO plants worth more than $11 million have been seized in a massive bust in...

