Thousands of suspected illegal cigarettes were seized in a raid on a Gateshead house.
Officers with Northumbria Police and Trading Standards officers with Gateshead Council carried out the search of the property on Blencathra Way in Winlaton last week.
The raid was prompted by an anonymous tip-off that sales of illegal tobacco were taking place at the address.
A search of the property was carried out, during which 5,260 illegal Mayfair cigarettes were seized.
The cigarettes are suspected of being fakes as they did not contain the proper health warnings and they had incorrect packaging.
More than £700 in cash suspected to be the proceeds of tobacco already sold was also seized under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Gateshead Council has confirmed investigations are ongoing.
