From: LocalGov.co.uk
Local authorities have seized millions of black market cigarettes containing high-levels of cancer causing chemicals as part of a crack down on illegal trade.
Cigarettes examined by trading standards officers were even found containing dead flies, asbestos and human excrement.
Councils in Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham and London have all made efforts to tackle the problem, which the Local Government Association (LGA) believes costs the economy around £3bn a year in unpaid duty.
