Butcher fined for illegal tobacco
A butcher has been fined following a Brent and Harrow TS investigation
Posted 04 August 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|London
UPDATES: A butcher has been prosecuted after Trading Standards officers uncovered thousands of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products during an intelligence-led inspection, highlighting the continued crackdown on illegal tobacco sales.
A butcher in Sudbury Hill, northwest London, has been ordered to pay £4,020 for selling illicit cigarettes following an investigation by Brent and Harrow Trading Standards.
When Officers visited Sudbury Halal Meat Ltd in October 2022 after receiving intelligence that illegal tobacco was being sold on the premises, they discovered thousands of packets of cigarettes behind the counter,...
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