Two city shop owners were before magistrates over illegal sales
Two business owners have been slapped with fines after being found selling vapes to children at shops in Liverpool. Sanctions have been handed down to two men who appeared before Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates Court on Thursday. Zahur Chaudhary, of Challoner Grove, was hit with a £250 fine after he was found to have sold a watermelon flavoured Elf Bar vape pen to a person under 18 at AF Newsagents on July 11.
A number of shops and licencees have been sanctioned during 2024, including one business where a teenage girl was able to access vapes and vodka leading to her requiring hospital treatment. When two teenagers entered Old Swan Express on Prescot Road last month, they were able to purchase two bottles of vodka without being challenged. Owner Sinnathamby Arumugasamy of his licence, despite only gaining permission to trade at the former angling store in February of this year.
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