Thousands of products were found
Blackpool ’s Neighbourhood Policing Team and Blackpool Council's Trading Standards Service's officers visited premises on Bond Street and Lytham Road in a joint operation. On Bond Street, they found 2,391 packets of cigarettes and 519 pouches of hand rolling tobacco.
These had an estimated value of £2,300. If these products were sold as genuine, they would be worth more than double. John Blackledge, Blackpool Council Director of Community and Environmental Services, said: “This is a great result for Blackpool’s Council’s Trading Standards team and the Neighbourhood Policing team. Not only is it illegal to sell this tobacco but there is also a high risk of these products causing serious harm to the health of residents and visitors.
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