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Latest News - Cigarettes & tobacco

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17,000 empty, suspect counterfeit, tobacco pouches seized

01 April 2016

01.04.16 - TAX bosses have warned they will not tolerate the sale and supply illegal tobacco after seizing hundreds of thousands of pounds of illegal cigarettes from businesses across Lancashire.

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Largest ever seizures of counterfeit food & drink by Europol-Interpol

30 March 2016

30.03.16 - Operation Opson V, resulted in seizures ranging from nearly nine tonnes of counterfeit sugar contaminated with fertilizer in Khartoum, Sudan to Italian officers recovering more than 85 tonnes of olives which had been ‘painted' with copper sulphate solutions to enhance their colour.

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Rogue shopkeeper told to pay £45k or face prison for selling counterfeit tobacco

25 March 2016

25.03.16 - An undercover officer from Blackpool Council's Trading Standards department had bought some rolling tobacco at the half price of legitimate tobacco.

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Tens of thousands of suspected illegal counterfeit cigarettes seized

22 March 2016

22.03.16 - Warwickshire County Council Trading Standars officers accompanied by Warwickshire Police and Immigration Officers used sniffer dogs to find more than 38,0000 suspected illegal cigarettes behind walls, in ceilings, toilets and fridges at stores in Leamington, Rugby, Nuneaton and Atherstone.

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Stay safe and & avoid counterfeit goods this bank holiday

22 March 2016

22.03.16 - Counterfeit goods are shoddy imitations that will leave people out of pocket and could cause serious harm. Fake electrical goods are hazardous as they can cause fires and electrocution. Harmful substances such as high lead levels in perfume are a risk with counterfeit cosmetics.

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Doncaster TS seize 85,000 counterfeit cigarettes

18 March 2016

18.03.16 - A Doncaster Council spokesman said that many of the illegal cigarettes were ‘found in covert hiding places including secret doors and hidden panels accessed by remote control buttons and special levers.'

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Prison sentence for Lydney shop owner who used fake ceiling to hide counterfeit tobacco

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - Amir Muhammad Karim, 32, of 29 Shobnall Close, Derby; the owner of Quick Stop on Forest Road, was sentenced on Monday at Cheltenham Magistrates Court.

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PIPCU says IP crime is worth fighting

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - Speaking at the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys' (ITMA) spring conference in London today, March 17, detective inspector Mick Dodge said that while intellectual property “may not seem” like a significant issue, the effects of infringement and counterfeiting are widely felt.

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Shops across Newcastle selling dodgy cigarettes & booze

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - A Huge haul of dodgy tabs and booze has been seized from shops across Tyneside.

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Illicit tobacco seized from Peterborough shops

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - The raids were made as part of a joint operation between Peterborough Trading Standards, HMRC and Cambridgeshire police.

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ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.

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