A black market is operating on the streets of Greater Manchester... and it could be deadly
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukNearly a quarter of all illegal vapes seized in the UK were found in Greater Manchester, a shocking new report has revealed.
Just five boroughs — Manchester, Salford, Wigan, Rochdale, and Bolton — accounted for the 345,684 dodgy vapes taken by councils.
That represents 22 percent of the 2023 nationwide total of roughly 1.5 million. It means that there was one illicit e-cigarette for every eight Greater Mancunians, according to the ‘2024 Illegal Vaping report’.
The figures, released following a freedom of information request, shows how quickly the illicit products have become an issue. READ MORE: “What you after mate?” - Illegal, dangerous and sold in your corner shop Manchester saw no seizures until 2022, when the statistic was 13,960.
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