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17 February 2017
17.02.17 - A shop owner and two assistants have received suspended prison sentences after illegal tobacco potentially worth thousands of pounds was discovered at an off-licence.
16 February 2017
16.02.17 - A County Derry trader has been fined £1,500 by Derry Magistrates after pleading guilty to selling under-strength counterfeit vodka.
16 February 2017
16.02.17 - Morad Mohmad Ahmed (39) was working at Congraves Sweets and Treats, in Long Street, when it was raided by Trading Standards last March. Nuneaton Magistrates' Court heard officials found packets of fake Golden Virginia tobacco, along with fake versions of Richmond cigarettes from a secret holdall in the shop.
14 February 2017
14.02.17 - Approximately 20,000 cigarettes and 24 litres of counterfeit vodka were being transported at the time of the seizure.
14 February 2017
14.02.17 - Enquiries are now ongoing and the seized goods, including branded clothing, footwear, cosmetics, jewellery and electrical items, are now being sent for examination.
13 February 2017
13.02.17 - Investigators caught two Stoke-on-Trent shops selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco during a targeted operation. They swooped on Milano Mini Market, in Boughey Road, Shelton, and Star Mini Market, in Broad Street, Hanley, and seized the illicit goods.
10 February 2017
10.02.17 - Mohamad Hsin, aged 44, from Caldmore Green, is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with conspiracy to sell counterfeit goods, including rolling tobacco and cigarettes.
09 February 2017
09.02.17 - The Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group, (SAITG) has a pivotal role in bringing together public and private sectors with a clear focus and strategic aim of reducing the scale, impact and cost of illicit trade throughout Scotland.
09 February 2017
09.02.17 - In the latest raid, officers from trading standards, police and HM Revenue and Customs targeted a central Grays shop and seized 2,000 cigarettes and 64kg of tobacco with an estimated value of £20,000.
08 February 2017
08.02.17 - The sentencing at Peterborough Crown Court follows an investigation by Peterborough City Council trading standards officers in July last year. This led to the seizure of around £12,000 worth of counterfeit items including Nike trainers, Dior perfumes, Lacoste polo shirts and Ralph Lauren polo shirts.
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