Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A north Manchester newsagent has been fined after almost 2,000 illegal cigarettes were found in the shop.
The discovery was made after council officials carried out a search at Lucky News NW Ltd in Harpurhey Shopping Centre on Rochdale Road.
They found a range of illicit products, including loose rolling tobacco and other brands of cigarettes such as Lambert & Butler, Richmond and Amber Leaf.
A total of 1,940 illegal cigarettes and 250g of hand rolling tobacco were seized, Manchester City Council said. READ MORE:Woman arrested following road rage attack in north Manchester The company's director, 41-year-old Mubarak Natha of Lee Avenue, Bolton, was
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