FOI release

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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