EllieCullen published Crackdown on Nottingham's problem with illegal cigarettes

Trading standards officers have vowed to tackle Nottingham's illegal cigarette problem – after it was revealed that one in three packets in the city is either counterfeit or bought abroad.Market research firm MSIntelligence says the figure was 34 per cent – more than twice the 12.6 per cent figure at the end of 2013.Bootleg, counterfeit or smuggled cigarettes sold cheaply line the pockets of crooks.And Jane Bailey, trading standards manager for Nottingham City Council, said: "There..