Spitting crackdown leads to huge illegal tobacco seizure in Rayners Lane

Three stores closed and £50,000 in illegal tobacco and vape products seized in Barnet sting – RetailWit

Three stores have been shut down after Barnet Council’s Trading Standards team seized nearly £50,000 in illicit smoking and vaping products in a single day of action. The closure notices were served on venues including Adam’s Smoke Shop on the A5 High Street in Edgware,… This story continues at Three stores closed and £50,000 in illegal tobacco and vape products seized in Barnet sting Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

Three stores closed and £50,000 in illegal tobacco and vape products seized in Barnet sting

Three stores have been shut down after Barnet Council’s Trading Standards team seized nearly £50,000 in illicit smoking and vaping products in a single

Three stores shut down by Barnet Council after illicit cigarettes sting

Three stores shut down by Barnet Council after illicit cigarettes sting DavidONeill 28 Jul 2025 10:27am Published: 28th July 2025 Trading Standards Officers served closure notices on three stores Three stores have been shut down after Barnet Council’s Trading Standards team seized nearly £50,000 in illicit smoking and vaping products in a single day of action. The closure notices were served on venues including Adam’s Smoke Shop on the A5 Hig…

Spitting crackdown leads to huge illegal tobacco seizure in Rayners Lane

A local business in Rayners Lane was caught selling illegal tobacco after a Trading Standards operation involving a sniffer dog uncovered a large stash of banned items. Brent and Harrow Trading Standards officers inspected six premises in the area following reports of businesses selling illegal tobacco. During the inspections, Zac, the team’s sniffer dog, discovered 4,044 packs of chewing tobacco and 278 packets of cigarettes hidden behind the c…

£17K Worth Of Illegal Tobacco Seized By Police And Havering Trading Standards.

Around £17,300 worth of illegal hand-rolling tobacco, cigarettes, non-compliant vapes and Shisha tobacco has been taken off the borough’s streets thanks to work by Havering Council’s trading standards, enforcement teams and the Met Police. The teams, were also joined by sniffer dogs, raided an Upminster business recently, following reports that it was selling the illegal…