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Multi-agency operations lead to seizure of illegal tobacco and vapes


Dear Resident

Thousands of illegal vapes, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco has been seized across East Cambridgeshire as part of a multi-agency operation.
 

Neighbourhood policing officers joined Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Trading Standards and HMRC in a multi-agency crack down on the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes the illicit goods on Tuesday (24 June).

Bags of illegal vapes, cigarettes and tobacco

Inspections took place in Ely, Soham, and Littleport, where they seized:

  • 32,040 cigarettes
  • 8.8kg of hand rolling tobacco
  • 3,171 illegal vapes.
  • Issues included vapes with incorrect labelling and tank sizes that are illegal in the UK due to the quantities of liquid they contain and cigarettes and tobacco without the correct warnings, hidden behind the shop counter.

    Illegal cigarettes and tobacco

    You can read more about the operation on our website.

    Kind Regards, 
    Annabelle Mullee 


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    Annabelle Mullee
    (Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Communications Assistant, Cambridgeshire)

    Neighbourhood Alert Cyber Essentials