LoginIllicit tobacco seller hit with hefty fine
A shopkeeper has been ordered to pay up following an LBBD Trading Standards investigation
Posted 02 December 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|London
UPDATES: A Dagenham shopkeeper and business have been fined after Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards found almost 2,000 illicit and counterfeit cigarettes hidden on the premises during Operation CeCe inspections.
A Dagenham shopkeeper who sold large amounts of illicit tobacco has been ordered to pay a hefty fine following an investigation by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) Trading Standards.
When Officers visited Gospodina Europe Market on Rainham Road South, Dagenham, in November 2023 and March 2024, they found 1,980 illicit and counterfeit cigarettes hidden around the store. The it...
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