Illegal tobacco and cash found during raid Trading standards officers carried out a search on a Gloucester city centre shop. Photo: Gloucestershire County Council Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards officers have continued their crackdown on illegal tobacco with a raid in Eastgate Street, Gloucester. Trading standards officers carried out a search on a city centre shop following intelligence about large quantities of illegal cigarettes and tobacco being sold from the address. During the search, teams uncovered a hole in the floor of the flat that which was being used to drop illegal tobacco into the shop below. A small quantity of illegal tobacco was found next to the tobacco ... [Read more]