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06 December 2017
During the searches they seized over 8,000 cigarettes, 2.9 kgs of rolling tobacco, 232 cigars, 50 illegal streaming devices and approximately £5,000 in cash.
30 November 2017
North East Lincolnshire Council's Trading Standards officers issued the warning ahead of the festive period following a productive year spent seizing hauls of counterfeit goods including mugs, lighters, keyrings, clothing and perfume.
27 November 2017
As well as being counterfeit and incorrectly marked, testing later revealed that many of the cigarettes were unsafe because they failed to have a “reduced ignition propensityâ€- a safety feature built into all genuine cigarettes to prevent or reduce the risk of house fires when a cigarette is left alight on furniture.
23 November 2017
Christmas shoppers are advised that if something seems too good to be true then the product is likely to be fake or unsafe.
15 November 2017
It follows a raid carried out yesterday (Tuesday, November 14) after concerns were raised by a member of the public.
15 November 2017
FIREFIGHTERS are warning consumers to shop carefully on Black Friday November 24 and avoid fake electrical products which pose a serious fire risk. Black Friday falls during the national Fire Kills Electrical Safety Week from November 20-26 and is a retail bonanza which encourages people to shop for a festive bargain.
15 November 2017
About £1,200 worth of cigarettes and rolling tobacco, all believed to be counterfeit, was seized from the stall.
03 November 2017
Thomas Chaney, 24, of Greenmeadow was caught following an investigation by Torfaen's trading standards team which found he was selling large quantities of counterfeit tobacco through the social media site.
23 October 2017
Sarah Cambridge, trading as Chequers Fruit and Veg at 18b North Mall, Grays Shopping Centre, pleaded guilty to six offences of selling counterfeit cigarettes, possessing with the intent to supply counterfeit cigarettes and failure to display a notice with regards to underage sales.
21 October 2017
The raids were a joint operation between Humberside Police and North East Lincolnshire Council's trading standards department as part of Operation Hercules, a campaign to curb street drinking, begging, drug dealing and illicit tobacco sales.
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