Over 20,000 illegal cigarettes and tobacco seized in raids
Over 20,000 illegal cigarette sticks and over 9kg illegal hand rolling tobacco as well as over 100 illegal niche tobacco items were discovered following raids in Castleford and Pontefract.
The activity was conducted by officers from the Trading Standards Illegal Tobacco Team, following up on information provided by members of the public.
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