LoginLancs TS 'wages war' on illicit tobacco
Lancashire Trading Standards has succesfully prosecuted a trader who sold illegal tobacco
Posted 15 June 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|North West
UPDATES: Lancashire Trading Standards has intensified its crackdown on illicit tobacco and underage sales, uncovering concealed stashes, prosecuting offending retailers and reinforcing efforts to protect young people from illegal products.
Officers from Lancashire County Council Trading Standards are ‘waging war’ on sellers of illegal cigarettes and vapes, and have forced one trader to fork out almost £12,000 in fines and costs.
During an investigation into St Albans Convenience Store on St Albans Road in Lytham St Annes last year, undercover officers were sold counterfeit Richmond and Lambert and Butler products. A 15...
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