Illegal cigarettes caught in more than half of tobacco shops on Home Secretary's front door

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Illegal tobacco has been caught in more than half of the tobacco shops in Shabana Mahmood's constituency.An investigation carried out "test purchasing operations" in the Home Secretary's Birmingham Ladywood constituency - and found cheap illegal cigarettes in 53 per cent of shops.Illegal tobacco has been linked to organised international crime networks and money laundering, with around £2billion of Treasury revenue lost as a result of illicit sales, JTI's It Costs More Than You Think campaign revealed.Last night, Ms Mahmood announced a new national crackdown on dodgy high street shops such as vape stores, barbers, mini-marts and sweet shops.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Under current rules in England and Wales, businesses can be closed while under investigation for three months, with an option to extend to the closure to six months.But new proposals would double the maximum time a shop can be closed up to 12 months, allowing investigators to gather evidence and prevent rogue...

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