In Tula region will block 17 sites with illegal sale of tobacco

For nine months of 2026, the Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Tula region conducted 332 inspections in the field of tobacco and nicotine-containing products.

In almost every case, violations were found. Among them is the sale without marking, the lack of data in the GIS MT, work without documents, open display, failures at the checkout and incorrect pricing, the department told MK in Tula.

As a result of inspections, 4.8 thousand packs of cigarettes, liquids for vaping and tobacco for hookah were seized from illegal trafficking. 93 administrative cases were initiated, 168 other market entities were warned.

In addition, the agency filed 44 lawsuits: 17 about blocking sites with remote sale of tobacco, 27 about violations of labeling and licensing regime. All 38 lawsuits have been filed.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” reported that in Efremov, the court sentenced a couple 48 and 53 years old, accused of illegal trafficking in tobacco products. From July to November 2024, a woman entrepreneur and her husband bought more than 1,600 packs of cigarettes without excise stamps and kept them in a rented room for further sale.