350,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Nottinghamshire

Illegal cigarettes have been seized as part of police raids Credit: PA Images

Officers in Nottinghamshire have seized more than 300,000 illegal cigarettes as part of a crackdown on the issue in the county.

Since a new trading standards task force was set up in Nottinghamshire last year, officers have so far recovered 350,000 illegal cigarettes and 88 kilograms of pouched tobacco in a series of raids across the county.

Nottinghamshire County Council have released footage of illegal cigarettes found as part of several raids:

The task force has carried out over 100 raids since last year and prosecuted numerous criminals at locations including Newark, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Gedling, Stapleford, Worksop, Retford, Mansfield and Eastwood.

The Council say criminals are becoming more and more elaborate in the way they hide illegal tobacco.