Officers from Scarborough’s Community Impact Team were joined by North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards’ Illicit Tobacco team on Friday following previous successful joint visits.
North Yorkshire Police says that, using community intelligence, they attended premises which have been linked to the sale of counterfeit or illegal tobacco products and those who are potentially selling products to children.
The counterfeit and illegal tobacco is completely unregulated, and some items are not fire safe.
Unlike regulated products, they do not extinguish by themselves if left unattended. This makes them much more likely to cause a fire.
Unregulated tobaccos may also contain products which are not fit for consumption.
PC Phillip Coyne, currently attached to the Community Impact Team, said:
“These visits are great example of multi-agency work in Scarborough with partners coming together to ensure that all parts of investigation, safeguarding and education are carried out effectively.”
Two of the businesses that were visited on Friday are now under investigation following the seizure of counterfeit tobacco.


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