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Latest News - Cigarettes & tobacco

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Telford pub boss supplied counterfeit cigarettes

22 January 2016

22.01.16 - The Mayfair cigarettes and a pouch of Old Holborn rolling tobacco were sent by police to Gallagher International, who own Mayfair, and they confirmed they were counterfeit.

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Counterfeits found in huge haul of cigarettes and tobacco found in shop raids

20 January 2016

20.01.16 - More than 16,000 cigarettes and almost 400 packets of tobacco were seized by Trading Standards officers during a raid in the Black Country.

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Cheetham Hill named the counterfeit capital of the UK

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - The trade in counterfeit brands continues to flourish there despite a series of high-profile raids which have seen fake goods worth millions seized by the authorities, according to the Intellectual Property Office.

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More than 47,000 counterfeit and potentially unsafe goods seized

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - The fake goods, which were seized from a total of 53 shipping containers, included illegal cigarettes, tobacco and fake mobile phone accessories.

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Wisbech shopkeeper who tried to conceal counterfeit tobacco and illicit cigarettes caught red handed

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - Bebakir pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit tobacco under the Trade Marks Act and two offences of selling cigarettes without the proper labels.

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Counting the cost of counterfeit goods

19 January 2016

19.01.16 - The areas of Cheetham Hill and Strangeways in northern Manchester have been identified as having a significant influence on the criminal trade in counterfeit goods. These include goods such as clothing, luxury and electrical goods and counterfeit tobacco products. The report considers what action has been taken, the impact of this action and makes recommendations for future enforcement activity...

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1000s counterfeit cigarettes seized in Peterborough

18 January 2016

16.01.16 - "Selling illegal tobacco is a crime which also impacts on those businesses that are trading legally, and we will continue to put a stop to illegal and counterfeit tobacco being supplied and sold here in Peterborough..."

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County Durham mother fined almost £2,000 for supplying ice cream van with counterfeit cigarettes

14 January 2016

14.01.16 - Trading Standards officers were sold counterfeit packets of Mayfair cigarettes from Meale's employees, Andrew Allison, 47, of Teesdale Walk, Shildon, and his son Kyle Allison, 25, of Redworth Road, Shildon, when the van was parked outside the primary school in January 2015.

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Brother and Sister Sentenced for Counterfeit Tobacco Sales

14 January 2016

14.01.16 - A Gateshead man has been placed under an eight-week curfew after pleading guilty to selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco.

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Caernarfon Facebook counterfeit tobacco fraudster caught in undercover sting

08 January 2016

08.01.16 - Trading Standards officers said fake tobacco can contain highly dangerous ingredients such as cyanide, plastic, sand, insects and rat droppings.

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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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