Cops find £4k worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco in south Manchester shop
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGMP have found illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £4,000 in south Manchester. The haul was collected as part of Neighbourhood Policing Week which saw cops and Trading Standards agents also find illegal shisha and nicotine patches from a shop in Levenshulme on Monday (January 22).
198 packs of cigarettes with a retail value of £2,376 were found. As well as 24 packs of 50g hand rolling tobacco with a retail value totalling approximately £900, totalling £3,276. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. In addition, 24 packs of nicotine pouches worth £60 and 11 packs of shisha totalling £869 were also seized, bringing the total value of items seized to £4,205.
Sergeant Stuart Farrell of GMP's COM South Neighbourhood Team, said: “This was an intel-led visit with partner agencies which resulted in seizure of thousands of pounds worth of illegal products, some of which were concealed in a hidden compartment within the shop. “Neighbourhood officers will continue to carry out joint visits of this nature and have a number of visits planned in the coming weeks to local businesses.
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