LoginSouth West TS takes on illegal vapes
Officers confiscated vapes that did not comply with rules on labelling and nicotine capacity
Posted 02 December 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Retail|South West
UPDATES: A South West enforcement operation targeting underage knife sales also led officers to hundreds of illegal disposable vapes, demonstrating how intelligence-led inspections continue to expose wider consumer protection offences.
A joint operation by Heart of the South West Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police has resulted in the seizure of illicit vapes with a street value of approximately £7,400 from a shop in Plymouth.
The seizure was made while Officers carried out visits to retailers as part of the Operation Sceptre campaign against underage knife sales. Following up on intelligence they had r...
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