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Operation Henry

Operation Henry, 2014

Operation Henry was the first large scale coordinated action by trading standards to tackle the local supply of illicit tobacco products across England.

The operation was developed and managed by CTSI on behalf of the Department of Health. Tobacco detection dog search teams were provided by Wagtail UK Ltd.

The total value of the seized tobacco products was £753,499.

Operation Henry 2, 2016

Operation Henry 2, was the second large scale coordinated action by Chartered Trading Standards Services to tackle the local supply of illicit tobacco products across England, it follows the successful Operation Henry delivered in 2014.

The operation was developed and managed by CTSI on behalf of the Department of Health. Tobacco detection dog search teams were provided by Wagtail UK Ltd.

The total value of the seized tobacco products during OH2 was £919,045.68 this is £165,546 more than the value of tobacco seized during Operation Henry (2014).

Corrigendum:  It has come to the attention of the CTSI that Winston and West have been incorrectly coded in this report as illicit whites whereas the products should have been coded as counterfeit or non duty paid tobacco product as appropriate. CTSI apologises for this error and advises that the data should be interpreted accordingly. 20 June 2017