Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2008-04-18
Intro: A campaign to warn smokers of the dangers of buying counterfeit cigarettes has been launched in the West Midlands and Staffordshire.
The Counterfeit Kills campaign will aim to increase public awareness of the illicit cigarette trade and the health risks of smoking fake varieties.
Customs officers seized more than 50 million illicit cigarettes in the West Midlands in 2007.
More than 70% of seizures involved counterfeit products, officials said.
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