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"Non-duty paid" or bootlegged cigarettes are UK brands usually brought into the country from abroad and sold illegally

In addition, fake products have been found to contain high levels of contaminants eg up to six times the level of lead and three times the level of arsenic found in ordinary cigarettes Cost: tobacco smuggling costs the government more than 2.5 billion a year in lost revenue

I hope operations like this one by our Trading Standards officers will highlight to people the dangers of using illicit products

Fake cigarettes are often sold at noticeably low prices, which can make them attractive to buyers looking for a bargain