Albanian gangs flood Britain with illegal cigarettes: How Balkan criminals are using social media to sell smuggled tobacco for 'express delivery' to British homes

EXCLUSIVE: An investigation by the Mail found numerous Albanian-language TikTok and Facebook pages offering cigarettes from major brands like Marlboro to customers in the UK.


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