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A shop in Wakefield sold an illegal oversized vape to a 14-year-old volunteer
Posted 04 March 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|Yorkshire and the Humber
UPDATES: A Wakefield retailer and its director have been convicted after a 14-year-old volunteer was sold an oversized disposable vape without any age check, highlighting continuing enforcement against underage and illegal vape sales.
A shop in Wakefield and its director have been found guilty of selling an illegal oversized vape to a child following a prosecution by West Yorkshire Trading Standards.
In August 2023 Milano Market Ltd, operating from 91 Kirkgate in Wakefield, was the subject of a test-purchasing operation by West Yorkshire Trading Standards, with a 14-year-old volunteer entering the store and asking to b...
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