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The Scottish Grocers' Federation Mini Summit panel discussed the problems caused by illegal traders.

Call to crack down on illicit traders

26 June 2026
Mohammed Rajak stands outside his Day-Today store in the image on the left and Shamly & Guna Sud stand outside their RaceTrack Pitstop Autoport store in the image on the right.

Retailers demand action on black market vapes

14 January 2026
Cabinets in a shop with vaping products in them.

Vape levy set to come in from April 2026

26 November 2025
Luke McGarty, head of policy and public affairs at the Scottish Grocers' Federation, stands out side the HQ of the industry body.

SGF issues new advice on nicotine pouches compliance

7 October 2025
James Hall, anti-illicit trade manager at Imperial Brands UK & Ireland, and an image of a shop keeper looking at two people engaging in suspicious activity.

Imperial Brands takes action on the growing illicit trade

16 June 2025
Disposable vape devices sit on a wooden bench in an array of colours.

Majority of disposable vapers could turn to illicit vape products

14 May 2025
Tobacco sniffer dog Rosie sits in front of an Aberdeen City Council van with a bag of illegal tobacco products.

Illegal tobacco haul in Aberdeen raid

11 March 2025
Packets of illegal tobacco products in bin bags as well as tonnes of loose tobacco in bin bags.

Glasgow illegal tobacco gang leader jailed for seven years

4 March 2025
Tobacco sniffer dog Boo sits next to bags filled with illegal cigarettes.

Illegal tobacco seized in the Highlands

26 February 2025
An image of a black and white dog is to the left of the picture, with an under-the-counter illicit nicotine hatch shown to the right hand side of the image.

Over £3k in illicit nicotine products seized in Falkirk

24 February 2025
A row of Blu Bar disposable vapes in a gantry.

Illicit sales fears with upcoming nicotine legislation

30 December 2024

Government must combat illegal vape shops

28 June 2024

The scale of Scotland’s illicit vape trade

14 February 2024

Huge illegal tobacco haul in Glasgow

26 February 2019
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Working for a fake-free future

1 February 2014
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