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The true human cost of illegal tobacco trade in Greater Manchester laid bare – Manchester Evening News
“Illegal tobacco might seem like a bargain, but it comes at a high price to our kids and our communities
While the coronavirus lockdown has seen trade slow or stop completely for many businesses in Greater Manchester, the illegal tobacco industry is alive and well.
Thousands of counterfeit products which have continued to be smuggled and sold throughout the pandemic have been uncovered in shops across the city-region.
Bundles of fake cigarettes and rolling tobacco have been seized from secret compartments built behind shelves, walls, cash machines and even above a toilet.
A stash of illegal …
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