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16 March 2016
16.03.16 - Duty evaded on the 11,200 cigarettes and tobacco found was over £4,000.
13 March 2016
13.03.16 - Visitors can win £50 Argos vouchers at the events taking place across the borough from March 14-18th.
12 March 2016
12.03.16 - “A lot of the stuff is smuggled into the country by organised criminal gangs. People tempted to buy should recognise they are funding organised crime as the money is reinvested into other criminal enterprises.â€
11 March 2016
10.03.16 - Organised crime & counterfeit goods go hand in hand: crack cocaine, digital scales and several bags and wraps of cannabis were found in the bar and toilets. Yesterday's licensing sub-committee heard that the air was pungent with cannabis when around 40 officers with sniffer dogs arrived. They also uncovered £800 of herbal cannabis in the upstairs living quarters and cannabis production equipment in the cellar. Some 35 pouches of Golden Virginia tobacco and six large bottles of vodka, thought to be contraband, along with suspected counterfeit clothing was also found. Four people were arrested.
10 March 2016
10.03.16 - A Bognor Regis shop employee who was caught selling illegal tobacco has been ordered to pay £2,000 in costs by Worthing magistrates.
09 March 2016
09.03.16 - Trading Standards officers seized the toys after spotting them during spot checks on stalls in central Harrow and tracked down the supplier, Dashmesh Company Ltd, and its director Jalinder Ahuja.
09 March 2016
09.03.16 - Illegal cigarettes includes those that are counterfeit, smuggled, non-duty paid and some not having the appropriate health warnings in English.
08 March 2016
08.03.16 - Omar Qambari, who owns the Easy Shop on Victoria Road, appeared at Darlington Magistrates Court yesterday. (Monday, March 7). He pleaded guilty to trade mark and consumer health offences after specialist search dogs led Trading Standards staff straight to 'sophisticated concealed storage locations' in hollowed out doors and behind hidden panels.
08 March 2016
08.03.16 - A shower gel from a fake Chanel gift set was found to contain ingredients not listed on the labelling, which would be harmful to someone allergic to them.
01 March 2016
01.03.16 - A 62 year old Penpedairheol resident has pleaded guilty to 14 separate charges relating to the sale of counterfeit items and perfumes, following a Caerphilly Trading Standards investigation.
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