Doncaster Police discover counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco while on warrant for illegal dog breeding

The warrant was for the illegal breeding of dogs on site, but officers actually uncovered something slightly different.

A spokesperson said: “Digging through the site, it became clear there was something else going on.

“Instead of finding puppies, the dome of the kennels actually contained boxes of counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco, well, where else would you keep them, a horse box perhaps?

“We then found a horse box and the horse must be called Richmond Kingsize because that’s what we found inside.”

£5,000 in cash was also seized from the site along with around 800 packets of counterfeit tobacco.

Three men are currently under investigation.

If you have information about a crime, call 101.

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