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A shopkeeper in West Yorkshire has pleaded guilty to selling cigarettes to a child
Posted 16 May 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Retail|Yorkshire and the Humber
UPDATES: A shopkeeper has been prosecuted for repeated underage sales, underlining Trading Standards' continued use of test purchasing to protect young consumers.
A shopkeeper who sold cigarettes to a child has been fined following an investigation by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service (WYTSS).
Bawan Rassoul, trading as Mero’s Mini-market Ltd of Lockwood Road, Huddersfield, came to the attention of WYTSS after complaints were received about the shop selling cigarettes to underage customers. In September 2022 a 15-year-old volunteer ente...
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