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This week marks the beginning of Safer Business Action Week, a national initiative focused on partnership working to tackle retail crime and associated anti-social behaviour.
Here in Norwich, this is something our officers are tackling all year round. Just last week, (Friday 6 October), we joined Norfolk Trading Standards for a visit to a shop on Dereham Road.
During searches of the premises, 590 illicit cigarettes and 200 pouches of tobacco were discovered, which had been hidden behind shelving in the shop.
One man in his 20s was also arrested on suspicion of an immigration offence and evasion of excise and was taken to Aylsham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.
Further enquiries led officers to search a vehicle, where they seized a large amount of illicit cigarettes and tobacco.
If you’d like to report illegal sales of vapes, cigarettes or tobacco, you can contact Citizens Advice on 0808 223 1133. | 
