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The tell tale signs of illegal tobacco include unusual taste, cheap price, unusual packaging, spelling mistakes or incorrect logos

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Campbell pleaded guilty to three offences contrary to the Trade Marks Act 1994 for possessing counterfeit cigarettes in the course of business with a view to selling them and a further offence contrary to the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 for possessing for supply tobacco products without the required health warnings

Sold to children or without age checks It is illegal to sell cigarettes or tobacco products to anyone under 18, or for adults to buy them for someone under 18

The jury did not buy it for one minute." Richard Paris, assistant director in HMRCs Fraud Investigation Service, said: This gang was large, organised, sophisticated and determined to break the law