LoginSalford seizes 80,000 illegal e-cigs
A haul of illegal and counterfeit e-cigarettes has been seized by Salford Trading Standards
Posted 16 December 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|North West
UPDATES: A multi-agency operation in Salford uncovered around 80,000 illegal disposable e-cigarettes, highlighting the growing scale of illicit vape sales and the coordinated enforcement effort needed to tackle them.
More than 80,000 illegal e-cigarettes and e-liquid products with a street value of £800,000 have been seized by Salford City Council’s Trading Standards team.
The items were discovered in a warehouse in the Broughton area of Salford last week during a multi-agency raid.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police, the North West Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit and Greater M...
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