Detector dogs sniff out fake tobacco in Fife

Detector dogs are on the trail of fake tobacco in Fife.

The council's Trading Standards Team's seized more than two and a half kilos of suspected counterfeit products from three local high street premises.

The new recruits, Boo and Rosie, helped uncover 6,000 cigarettes.

Dawn Adamson, Fife Council Trading Standards Manager, said: “This great work by our officers, who had invaluable assistance from the detection dogs Boo and Rosie, has removed a significant amount of potentially dangerous tobacco products from our community.

“As well as the potential health and safety risks of smoking fake tobacco I’d also like to remind the public that although the sale of these products are normally carried out by small time operators, the illegal tobacco trade often involves serious organised crime gangs at the top end of the supply chain.

“We are always grateful to the public for any information they have regarding the sale of illicit tobacco, and I would encourage anyone who knows anything to report it directly to us in confidence at Trading.Standards@fife.gov.uk or by using the anonymous reporting page on the ‘Illegal Tobacco-Keep it Out’ website at keep-it-out.co.uk/anonymous-reporting/."