Illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes worth £25,000 have been seized in Burnley.
Burnley Neighbourhood Policing Team have been assisting colleagues from Lancashire Trading Standards seizing illegal tobacco and vapes in the Burnley area.
This included a substantial amount of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes at an approximate retail value of £25,000.
997 packets of cigarettes, 173 pouches of tobacco, 523 vapes were seized.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: ‘’Burnley Neighbourhood Police and trading standards will continue to target those involved in the sale of illegal products and dealt with accordingly.
‘’Illicit tobacco and vapes are a danger to the Community as they are not regulated and sometimes contain harmful ingredients such as arsenic and rat droppings amongst other things.’’
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