Labrador and German Pointer-cross Boo helped discover concealed tobacco in four of the premises and illegal products were recovered behind the counter in all ten.
A tobacco detection dog has helped seize more than £126,000 of counterfeit or illegal tobacco and nicotine vapes from ten different premises in Renfrewshire.
During the inspections, READ MORE: Child struck by car outside Time Capsule waterpark in Coatbridge rushed to hospital Councillor Marie McGurk, Convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities and Housing Policy Board, said: “Officers within our Trading Standards team and at Police Scotland deserve great credit for removing these illegal and counterfeit items from sale – as does detection dog Boo!
“We want to encourage everyone to lead active, healthy lives so please take this as a warning that you may not know what you are putting into your body when you purchase a nicotine product and if you want to give up then you can access support from the NHS – take that first step as soon as you can.
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