On 26 July, the Mirror reported that mint-flavoured cigarettes were outlawed in May in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit. Test purchases reveal shopkeepers in the UK are selling eastern European brands like Fest, NZ, Minsk and Queen under the counter. Manufactured in Belarus, border officials in neighbouring Lithuania seized 9 million on their way to the UK in the first 6 months of this year.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gangs-making-millions-smuggling-menthol-22416137
