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A husband and wife who sold counterfeit tobacco from their shop in Wales have been fined
Posted 08 May 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|Wales
UPDATES: A husband and wife have been prosecuted after trading standards officers uncovered counterfeit tobacco, dangerous goods and other offences, demonstrating the continued focus on disrupting the illicit tobacco trade.
A husband and wife who run a shop in Mountain Ash, Wales, have been successfully prosecuted by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Trading Standards department for operating a fraudulent business and having counterfeit goods in their possession, for the purpose of selling.
The pair appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court, where they both pleaded guilty to 24 offences relating to the sale and...
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