Tobacco dogs Griff, Cooper and Bran netted a haul of 1750 packs of illegal cigarettes and and 275 pouches of illegal hand-rolling tobacco in Sunderland city centre, Washington and the Coalfields, accompanied by Sunderland Trading Standards.
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00:00Specially trained sniffer dogs have helped Sunderland City Council trading standards seize a haul of illegal cigarettes with a street value of £14,000 from retail premises in the city.
00:11Tobacco dogs Griff, Cooper and Brian netted a haul of 1,750 packs of illegal cigarettes in 275 pouches of illegal hand-rolling tobacco in Sunderland City Centre, Washington and the Coldfields, accompanied by Sunderland trading standards.
00:28The seizures were the result of a joint operation with North East Regional Organised Crime Unit and a tobacco search team with a dozen premises selected for visits on the basis of prior intelligence.
00:38In addition to the illegal tobacco, 235 non-compliant vapes and 30 packs of shisha tobacco were also seized during the visits.
00:46Councillor Kelly Checker, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Safer Communities at Sunderland City Council, said