UK county seizes £1.6m in illegal tobacco and e-cigarettes bearing "HAYATI" branding

Nov.05.2024
UK county seizes £1.6m in illegal tobacco and e-cigarettes bearing "HAYATI" branding
UK county seizes £1.6 million in illegal tobacco and e-cigarettes, with e-cigarette products suspected to bear "HAYATI" branding.

Over £1.6 million worth of illegal tobacco and e-cigarette products have been seized in Lancashire, UK, according to a November 5 BBC report.

 

Lancashire County Council stated that these illegal items were discovered in a vacant commercial property next to a shop in Oswaldtwistle. The agency described it as one of the largest trading standards seizures ever conducted in the Hyndburn area, with around 100,000 packs of illegal tobacco and hundreds of illegal e-cigarettes, suspected to bear "HAYATI" branding, confiscated.

 

Additionally, the agency found cannabis, illegal prescription drugs, and antibiotics in concealed compartments and a backyard.

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