Police Seize Illegal Cigarettes and Tobacco Worth £500,000

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Nov.17.2023

Police Seize Illegal Cigarettes and Tobacco Worth £500,000

UK police seized an estimated £500,000 ($620,000) worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco products in a raid in Kidderminster.

According to the news from Kidderminster Shuttle, a British media, the West Mercia Police in Kidderminster carried out a raid and seized an estimated £500,000 (approximately $620,000) worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco products.

Currently, all these illegally produced tobacco products have been seized by the police.

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[1] Police seize illegal cigarettes and tobacco in Kidderminster

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