LoginIllicit tobacco seized from street seller
Moray Trading Standards Officers found a rogue trader with £2,000 worth of tobacco
Posted 08 April 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|Scotland
UPDATES: A street seller caught supplying illicit tobacco outside a supermarket has been prosecuted after Trading Standards linked him to illegal products that undercut legitimate retailers and posed risks to consumers.
A rogue trader who was caught selling illegal tobacco outside a supermarket has been hit with a £1,200 fixed penalty fine after action by Moray Council Trading Standards.
The 47-year-old man was found with £2,000 worth of illegal tobacco when Trading Officers, assisted by Police Scotland, responded to intelligence received about his activities outside the shop in Elgin, northern...
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