Illegal tobacco

Fake cigarettes are often made by very poor workers in bad conditions who have sometimes been illegally trafficked and are forced to make these products.

Fake cigarettes are being sold for as little as £3.50 a pack to attract young people and adults with low incomes.

Dealers and shopkeepers then sell them to smokers looking for cheap cigarettes. As the trade is illegal and unregulated, these cigarettes are sold to whoever will buy them, including teenagers.

Illegal tobacco

makes it easy for children to get hold of cigarettes and become addicted to smoking
is illegal and needs no ID, meaning children are getting hooked on it
brings crime into local communities
encourages people to smoke more as it makes smoking more affordable