From: London News Online
More than 22,800 fake cigarettes which had been illegally shipped from China has been seized.
A key concern is that counterfeit cigarettes are sold without regard to age restrictions, so their availability encourages children and young people to start and then stay smokers.
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In addition, illegal cigarettes do not conform to safety standards and have frequently been found not to self-extinguish when left – as legitimate ones do – which poses a fire risk.
