警方在全国范围内的打击行动中在埃塞克斯郡查获了 60 万英镑的非法电子烟和烟草。 Police seized £60K in illegal vapes and tobacco across Essex in a nationwide crackdown.

作为国家 Op Machinize 行动的一部分，埃塞克斯警方与贸易标准局、边境部队和 HMRC 一起在埃塞克斯城镇查获了超过 60,000 英镑的非法电子烟和烟草。 Essex Police, alongside Trading Standards, Border Force, and HMRC, seized over £60,000 in illegal vapes and tobacco across Essex towns as part of the national Op Machinize operation. 两周多来，在科尔切斯特、克拉克顿、布伦特里、切姆斯福德和巴西尔登的突袭发现了 98,500 支香烟、47.5 公斤烟草、3,141 支电子烟和 6,000 英镑的疑似非法现金，这些现金隐藏在商店、车辆和隐藏的隔间中。 Over two weeks, raids in Colchester, Clacton, Braintree, Chelmsford, and Basildon uncovered 98,500 cigarettes, 47.5kg of tobacco, 3,141 vapes, and £6,000 in suspected illicit cash, hidden in shops, vehicles, and concealed compartments. 协调努力的对象是利用合法企业的洗钱和有组织犯罪,当局强调正在进行的以情报为主导的合作,以查明和起诉供应链高层的罪犯。 The coordinated effort targets money laundering and organized crime exploiting legitimate businesses, with authorities stressing ongoing intelligence-led cooperation to identify and prosecute offenders higher in the supply chain.