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Title : Seized fake cigarettes and alcohol from Lincolnshire raids turned in electricity
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Source : Horncastle News
Year : 2017
Link : http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/business/seized-fake-cigarettes-and-alcohol-from-lincolnshire-raids-turned-in-electricity-1-8054585
Country : United Kingdom
Commodity: AB Alcoholic Beverages-All
Abstract: More than 152,000 cigarettes and tonnes of illegal alcohol seized during raids in Lincolnshire will today, Thursday July 13, be turned into electricity. A total of 152,360 counterfeit cigarettes, 25kg of hand rolling tobacco and tonnes of illegal alcohol were seized over the last 12 months during raids by Lincolnshire Trading Standards and Lincolnshire Police. Some of the seized fake cigarettes from the raids Taken to a specialist recycling centre, the cigarettes will be broken down and made into electricity which is then fed into the National Grid. The counterfeit liquid is mixed with food stuffs and enzymes to create gas. This gas is then burned to produce electricity, which is then also fed into the National GridEmma Milligan, principal trading standards officer at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “We see tackling the sale of counterfeit and illegal cigarettes and alcohol as a priority.