In a series of crackdowns on illegal goods across the UK, authorities have seized a significant number of illegal vapes and other counterfeit items. Almost 500,000 illegal vapes, some of which were 10 times the legal size, were confiscated at Kent ports in 2023. Additionally, a raid on an Oxford Street candy store resulted in the capture of £55,000 worth of suspected illegal goods, including vapes with twice the legal limit of nicotine, fake designer phone covers, and banned sweets. The haul from the Oxford Street store and other locations had an estimated combined worth of £55,000. In Leeds, thousands of illegal vapes were seized from two shops, as part of the city's efforts to combat the sale of such items.
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Officers gathered a haul of vapes with twice the legal amount of nicotine, fake designer mobile phone covers, and sweets banned in the UK. They had an estimated combined worth of £55,000. https://t.co/Cqkx6lZakD
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Officers gathered a haul of vapes with twice the legal amount of nicotine, fake designer phone covers, and sweets banned in the UK due to their ingredients: https://t.co/CjwfPZW6KX https://t.co/yYJuM5nQvr
Raid on Oxford Street candy store nets £55,000 worth of suspected illegal goods, including vapes, fake designer phone cover and banned sweets https://t.co/H2nPw3obx1 https://t.co/mLfnhVyo2y
Almost 500,000 illegal vapes, some 10 times the legal size, were seized at Kent ports in 2023, the BBC has discovered. More here: https://t.co/F7I6FZtBy0 https://t.co/OZ3WTJqfHI