From: Express & Star
Buying and smoking cheap illicit cigarettes may seem like a victimless crime, but this billion-pound black market hits livelihoods, costs jobs and cheats our public services out of much-needed cash.
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“It undermines efforts to prevent under 18s from having access to tobacco products.
“The sale of smuggled cigarettes is unregulated and those products are often sold to children and young people.”
