Closure order for illicit cigarette shop
A shop that sold illegal tobacco has been shuttered following a court decision
Posted 24 April 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|North East
UPDATES: A three-month closure order has been imposed on a shop in Stockton-on-Tees that was found to be selling illegal cigarettes, following action.
A three-month closure order has been imposed on a shop in Stockton-on-Tees that was found to be selling illegal cigarettes, following action by Trading Standards.
The Blue Shop on Norton Road in the County Durham town was shuttered on 23 April after Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council secured the order at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.
Officers from Stockton-on-Tees Trading Standards car...
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