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1,900 counterfeit cigarettes seized in Wisbech raid

Published: 12:20 PM February 12, 2015    Updated: 6:18 AM November 4, 2020
The seized cigarettes.

The seized cigarettes. - Credit: Archant

Police seized 1,900 cigarettes and 26 tobacco pouches from a premises on Blackfriars Road, Wisbech, yesterday.

The items were seized on suspicion of non-payment of duty/forgery.

HMRC have been made aware of the seizure.

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