Trading Standards: Covid didn’t stop illegal tobacco crackdown 14th February 2022 Last year, with Coronavirus restrictions in place throughout most of the 12 months and many people continuing to work at home, it was business as usual for Hull City Council’s Trading Standards team. The pandemic has seen a spike in the numbers of people involved in selling illegal tobacco and cigarettes, whether smuggled, stolen or […] Read more News Public Health counterfeit cigarettesillegal tobaccoKeep It Outstop smoking
Illegal tobacco discovered beneath concrete floor 22nd June 2021 A warning over has been issued after counterfeit tobacco was discovered in a raids on a Hull shop. Hull City Council’s Trading Standards Team, working with colleagues in Humberside Police, seized the illegal goods after they were discovered hidden beneath a floor. The illicit goods were concealed in a hydraulically operated hidden compartment under a […] Read more News Public Health Chris WilsoncigarettesCllr Gwen Lunnillicit tobaccoKeep It OutPublic healthTrading Standards
Illegal cigarettes seizures in Hull up 1,200 per cent – thanks to the public 22nd January 2020 The amount of illicit tobacco seized in Hull has risen sharply over the past two years – and people in the city are helping to keep it off the streets. In 2017, public protection officers and partners recovered 79,120 cigarettes. In 2019, that figure rose to 1,085,620 – an increase of 1,272 per cent. In […] Read more News Public Health illegal tobaccoKeep It OutPublic Protection
Huge illegal tobacco haul discovered in shops and flats in Hull 29th November 2019 More than 300,000 illegal cigarettes have been found hidden in shops, flats and a storage container in Hull. Hull’s trading standards officers and police colleagues uncovered the contraband concealed by boxes, suitcases and secret compartments. Hiding places included spots inside door frames, behind magnetic panels and underneath stairs. Properties in Hessle Road and Spring Bank […] Read more News Public Health Humberside PoliceKeep It OutModern day slaveryTrading Standards
