Hyndburn Police, working together with Trading Standards seized a large quantity of illegal goods from an empty commercial property in Oswaldtwistle.
The seized items included approximately 100,000 packs of illegal cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco, and hundreds of illegal non-regulation vapes. The total retail value of the confiscated items is approximately £1.65 million.
Additionally, packaging used to manufacture counterfeit cigarettes was also confiscated.
Local Neighbourhood Sergeant, Carl McCoy, said: “These products can pose serious health risks to users and often do not comply with safety regulations.
“We will continue to work with our partners to remove these illicit goods from the streets of Lancashire, and we would urge our communities to report shops who are breaking the law.”
If you have any information about the sale of illegal tobacco or vaping products, please report it here https://doitonline.lancashire.police.uk/PEDisclaimer/Create
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