Influx of illegal vapes across Derbyshire as over 8,000 seized in matter of months

By Tom Hardwick
Published 30th Mar 2023, 10:42 BST
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The fight to stop illegal vapes making their way into Derbyshire has intensified – with thousands of products seized from the county’s streets.

Derbyshire County Council’s trading standards team has seized more than 8,000 illegal vaping products since last June, from around 60 local businesses – with complaints from the public about traders selling non-compliant products rising five-fold in the past year.

The issue is reflected across the country, with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) reporting that teams are becoming overwhelmed by the volume of non-compliant vapes being sold by retailers.

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