£25k worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco 'that could contain rat droppings' seized in Burnley

Lancashire Trading Standards officers worked with the police to carry out an operation in the town last week.

They seized 997 packets of cigarettes, 173 pouches of tobacco and 523 vapes.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “Burnley Neighbourhood Police and Trading Standards will continue to target those involved in the sale of illegal products and deal with them accordingly.

“Illicit tobacco and vapes are a danger to the community as they are not regulated and sometimes contain harmful ingredients such as arsenic and rat droppings, among other things.”

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