A 'LARGE quantity' of illegal tobacco has been seized by the police across Blackburn with Darwen.
The neighbourhood policing team, Blackburn with Darwen Council's trading standards and HM Revenue and Customs took part in the joint operation and visited a number of shops across the borough.
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A police spokesman said: "A joint operation was carried out (yesterday) on a number of shops in the borough resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of illegal tobacco.
"If you want to report a business who is selling illegal tobacco contact the HM Revenue and Customs fraud hotline 0800 788 887."
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