Panorama Season 59 Episode 10 Smoking and the Bandits

TV Show: Panorama

Aired on: 8:30 PM on March 7th, 2011 - Monday

Channel: BBC One Channel

Episode Details: Season 59 Episode 10

Episode Name: Smoking and the Bandits

Preview:

Panorama investigates the multi-billion pound world of the criminal tobacco trade. Reporter Sam Poling reveals that more than half of all hand-rolled tobacco in the country is now either counterfeit or smuggled, and one in five cigarettes smoked is fake.

Using secret filming, the film exposes the gangs which are costing British tax-payers four billion pounds in lost revenue each year. Taking you to the heart of the supply chain, Sam Poling buys directly from the criminals, and reveals their products are up to thirty times more toxic than ordinary cigarettes.

Panorama Season 59 Episode 10 Smoking and the Bandits