Illicit tobacco vendors make “a mockery of people who are abiding by the law by selling tobacco legitimately.”

From: The Northern Echo

‘Not a victimless crime’ – judge condemns illegal tobacco trade as Teesside man is jailed

Stuart Arnold

Judge Briggs rounded on those evading duty through the smuggling and sale of illegal tobacco and cigarettes.

He said: “It is far from a victimless crime as some might say in their defence.

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