Retailers warned over fake Glen's vodka found in shops 15 Feb 2008 Norfolk Trading Standards officers have seized bottles of fake Glen's vodka from retailers. ...

Gang jailed for smuggling five million cigarettes 06 Sep 2007 A gang have been sentenced to 11 years in prison for their part in a cigarette scam resulting in five million cigarettes smuggled into the country. ...

One in five retailers "faces closure" over smuggled tobacco 15 Aug 2007 One in five independent retailers faces closure as a result of competition from smuggled and counterfeit tobacco, claims a new survey. ...

Customs seize 12,000 smuggled cigarettes 09 Jul 2007 Customs officers have arrested four people who smuggled more than 12,000 duty free cigarettes into Belfast International Airport. ...

Customs unearth illegal distilled vodka plant 05 Jul 2007 Customs officers have seized a large quantity of distilled vodka and a lorry load of counterfeit vodka worth about £600,000 at a bottling plant in East London. ...

Gang convicted for smuggling 12 million cigarettes 22 Jun 2007 An organised criminal gang have been convicted after being found guilty of smuggling more than 12 million cigarettes into the UK worth an estimated £3m in duty. ...

Police clampdown on counterfeit trade 15 May 2007 As part of the Stamp Out Smuggling Campaign, Talking Retail's sister magazine Independent Retail News last year accompanied police and customs in Islington, north London, as they raided people selling counterfeit cigarettes. ...

Smuggler jailed over forged spirits duty stamps 14 May 2007 A Polish car mechanic has been jailed for eight months for attempting to smuggle into the UK 29,000 Glen's Vodka labels bearing fake UK duty stamps. ...