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Posted: 19 March 2024
UPDATES: Persistent sales of illicit cigarettes, non-compliant vapes and a vape to a child have left an Islington retailer facing more than £32,000 in penalties following repeated Trading Standards interventions.
Posted: 03 January 2024
UPDATES: Tower Hamlets Trading Standards uncovered a significant cache of illicit tobacco and oversized vapes hidden in secret compartments during pre-Christmas raids. The seizure forms part of wider efforts to disrupt organised criminal supply networks.
Posted: 28 November 2023
UPDATES: A prolific counterfeit DVD seller has been ordered to repay more than £216,000 after a major Proceeds of Crime case uncovered an elaborate network of online accounts, bank accounts and storage units used to distribute fake goods and launder criminal profits.
Posted: 16 November 2023
UPDATES: Persistent action against illegal football merchandise sellers has resulted in another successful prosecution, as Hammersmith and Fulham Trading Standards continues its campaign to protect supporters and legitimate traders on matchdays around Stamford Bridge.
Posted: 09 October 2023
UPDATES: Directors of a rogue removals company received prison sentences after dramatically inflating agreed prices and exploiting customers during house moves, following a successful prosecution by Islington Council Trading Standards.
Posted: 25 September 2023
UPDATES: This year’s London Trading Standards (LTS) Week has kicked off with the launch of a new project designed to protect London's 2.7 million...
Posted: 11 August 2023
UPDATES: An intelligence-led operation by Islington Trading Standards resulted in fines after a shop sold a knife to a 14-year-old and was found stocking hundreds of illegal tobacco products during follow-up inspections.
Posted: 11 August 2023
UPDATES: Two rogue builders have been jailed after defrauding a vulnerable homeowner of more than £128,000 through intimidation, unnecessary work and coercion in a case uncovered by Islington Trading Standards.
Posted: 04 August 2023
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.
Posted: 02 August 2023
UPDATES: Sellers of counterfeit goods have been sentenced following an investigation into large-scale online trademark offences, underlining the growing focus on disrupting criminal networks operating through internet marketplaces.
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