HOW many packs of cigarettes, pouches of hand rolling tobacco and vapes have been seized across Devon? Let’s find out.

So far this year, 2,027 vapes, 4,948 packs of cigarettes and 838 pouches of hand rolling tobacco have been seized, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

By comparison, in the 2024/25 financial year a total of 3,102 vapes, 9,543 cigarette packs and 2,203 tobacco pouches were seized.

The 2023/24 financial year saw 5,707 vapes, 17,073 cigarette packets and 1,717 tobacco pouches seized.

The data given relates to the Heart of the South West Trading Standards area – which includes the areas covered by Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Somerset Council and Torbay Council.