Raids across Oxfordshire seize 25,000 illegal cigarettes

More than 25,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized in raids on shops across Oxfordshire.

Trading Standards and police officers discovered the cigarettes - with an estimated street value of £8,000 - at shops in Witney and Cowley.

The raids are part of a crackdown to reduce smoking rates.

Jody Kerman from Oxfordshire Trading Standards said illegal tobacco is "sold at pocket money prices which kids can afford".

The teams raided three shops following undercover surveillance and tip-offs from the public.

Read more on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-44196675

Posted by Comms Officer on 21 May 2018

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