LoginIllicit tobacco seller sentenced
A shop owner who repeatedly ignored warnings from trading standards has been jailed
Posted 10 June 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|Yorkshire and the Humber
UPDATES: A trader supplying illicit and counterfeit tobacco has been jailed following a Trading Standards investigation, highlighting the health risks, criminality and enforcement action targeting the illegal tobacco market.
A shopkeeper from Dewsbury has been jailed following an investigation by West Yorkshire Trading Standards. Hishyar Gully pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco at Leeds Crown Court on June 8 and was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for trademark offences and four months for breach of safety regulations. The sentences will run concurrently.
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