TMA demands simpler system as reports of illicit tobacco fall

JILL LUPUPA

THE Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) is calling for a simpler system to report the sale of illicit tobacco, following a worrying 3% drop in the number of people logging incidents.

The group polled 12,000 UK smokers for its annual survey, released last week. It showed that seven in 10 smokers still

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In response, director Rupert Lewis said: “It is concerning that the police, despite them not being responsible for enforcement in this area, is now the most commonly contacted authority.

“The TMA calls for the adoption of a single number