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Tobacco clearance volumes dive as black market explodes

2 March 2026

HMRC officers seize 1.7 million illicit cigarettes in Lanarkshire

3 February 2026

Glasgow independent fined £79k+ over deliberately unpaid tax

25 June 2025

Secret stockroom stash of illicit tobacco found in Aberdeen

12 March 2025

Tobacco smuggling gang led by Glaswegian jailed

4 March 2025

Tougher penalties introduced to tackle illicit tobacco

20 July 2023

ACS reminds retailers about new track and trace sanctions

17 July 2023

ACS backs tougher sanctions on illicit tobacco

23 May 2023

Illegal tobacco factory raided in West Lothian

19 January 2023

HMRC seizes over two million illicit fags in Glasgow

30 June 2022

HMRC seizes over 800,000 illegal cigarettes in Dundee

13 May 2022

Tobacco track and trace system to change IT provider

12 May 2022