£15k of illegal cigarettes and tobacco seized in Dorset
Supported by Dorset Police, the operation saw a total of 15,520 illegal cigarettes and 9.1kg of illegal hand rolling tobacco seized from various premises and/or vehicles associated with the premises.
'Big Sh**ger' smuggled cigarettes into UK hidden inside shipment of pasta
An EncroChat user known as "Big Sh**ger" smuggled illegal cigarettes into the UK hidden inside a shipment of pasta. Paul Wilson and his older brother Peter used the encrypted communications platform ...
£15k of illegal cigarettes seized in Weymouth and Ferndown
Dorset Council Trading Standards has raised concerns about the easy accessibility of "cheap, illegal tobacco and vapes" to young people.
National No Smoking Day: how quitting can save you thousands
Today (March 12) marks National No Smoking Day, an annual event aimed at raising awareness about the health and financial ...
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Fresh Smoking Survivors campaign encourages smokers in Sunderland to quit
A former North East smoker who suffered a sudden heart attack at the age of just 48 is joining calls across the region ...
Southampton and Hampshire Co-op stores targeted in spree
Cigarettes and alcohol were stolen in a series of supermarket raids at Co-op stores in Southampton and Chandler's Ford ...
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Fareham Centre Practice fire caused by 'discarded cigarette'
A fire that forced a neighbouring doctors practice to cancel all appointments and close in Fareham is believed to have been caused by a 'discarded lit cigarette,' the Echo can reveal. Fire crews ...
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Series of knifepoint robberies at Darlington Sainsbury's
The November incident saw two men enter the shop before allegedly taking cash, cigarettes, alcohol, and energy drinks and making off in the direction of Branksome Terrace. The incident in ...