Fake cigarettes laced with deadly byproduct of nuclear explosions feared to be bound for Scotland

FAKE cigarettes laced with a deadly byproduct of nuclear explosions are feared to be bound for Scotland. Officials in Poland recently seized a batch of counterfeit fags found to contain Strontium 90, a radioactive isotope produced when atomic weapons explode.  And a senior UK Customs detective said: “If that product is on the market, chances are it could end up here.”  Britain is a prime target for tobacco smugglers partly because of our tax on cigarettes, which is among the highest in Europe.

 

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