From: Evening Times (UK)
Cops seize 500,000 fake fags in house raid
COPS seized more than 30,000 packets of alleged counterfeit cigarettes during a raid at a house.
A Police Scotland statement read: “Officers have seized over 30,000 packets of alleged counterfeit cigarettes from a house in Shotts.
“We’re serious about keeping people safe and we teamed up with our friends at Trading Standards to take this stuff off our streets.
“Counterfeit cigarettes are even more dangerous for your health, not to mention it’s a crime to have and offer them for sale.”
In recent years, soaring prices of cigarettes has forced smokers on tight budgets to buying knock-off cigarettes.
And the majority are unaware of the extra health risks they are exposing themselves to.
Doctors have warned fake tobacco is responsible for four times as many deaths as drugs.
Analysis of counterfeit cigarettes has shown they can contain cyanide, plastic, sand, insects and rat droppings.
In many cases the fake tobacco has been found to be much stronger than the genuine product.
