Illicit cigarettes and hand rolled tobacco seized from 2013 - 2023
Case reference FOI2024/00056
Published 18 January 2024
Request
1. The number of illicit cigarettes seized, broken down by year, in the last ten years (2013-2023).
2. The amount of hand-rolling tobacco seized, broken down by year, in the last ten years (2013-2023).
3. The number of Trading Standard officers in operation seizing illicit cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco in your area, and the number for each of the last ten years (2013-2023).
Response
1. The number of illicit cigarettes seized, broken down by year, in the last ten years (2013-2023).
2. The amount of hand-rolling tobacco seized, broken down by year, in the last ten years (2013-2023).
3. The number of Trading Standard officers in operation seizing illicit cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco in your area, and the number for each of the last ten years (2013-2023).
The Service Area have confirmed that there is currently one Trading Standards Officer dealing specifically with seizing illicit cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco. Please see the attached spreadsheet for the breakdown of the data requested.
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