The illicit tobacco seized accounts for more than £3.5m worth of duty evaded, the NCA estimates.
Targeted raids on High Street premises such as mini-marts, vape shops, barbers and takeaways have seen more than 920 people arrested, in the largest action of its kind coordinated by the National Crime Agency (NCA).
More than 340 notices for illegal working and renting were issued by authorities, which could see businesses and landlords fined tens of thousands of pounds.
Last week the BBC exposed Kurdish crime fixers who claimed to be able to make £60,000 illegal working fines disappear.
The BBC's reporting also uncovered a Kurdish criminal network using "ghost directors" to represent companies' official paperwork while remaining uninvolved in day-to-day operations.
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