Illegal tobacco haul seized in Glasgow

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Around 35,000 illegal cigarettes and 8.1kg of tobacco have been seized from stores in Govanhill, Glasgow.

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Glasgow South East Police’s community team, trading standards officers from Glasgow City Council, and tobacco detection dogs Dixie and Daisy found the haul – which represents more than £10,000 in unpaid excise duty – at the end of last week.

Last week it was revealed that tobacco manufacturer Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has launched a free-to-use online tool that allows retailers to gauge the amount of illicit tobacco being sold in their area.