Illegal tobacco sniffed out

Illicit and unregulated tobacco destined for Lancashire’s streets has been seized from several shops in a major operation in Preston city centre. Illicit and unregulated tobacco destined for Lancashire’s streets has been seized from several shops in a major operation in Preston city centre. A team of officers from Lancashire Trading Standards, Customs and Lancashire Police, which are backing the Evening Post’s Don’t Let Them Make a Packet Campaign, searched nine retail outlets in Preston city centre accompanied by three specially trained dogs. It is the first time sniffer dogs have ever been used in Lancashire to hunt down illegal tobacco.