A raid was carried out at the shop in April
Thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes were discovered during a shop raid. Peterborough City Council’s trading standards and licensing teams, alongside Cambridgeshire Police, carried out a raid at a Peterborough shop on April 24.
The name and location of the shop have not been confirmed. During the raid, officers seized 31,020 cigarettes, 418 non-compliant vapes, and 3.05kg of hand rolling tobacco that was “hidden within the premises”, said a council spokesperson.
The spokesperson added: “The teams are currently considering potential legal action in relation to the address concerned and for that reason further information cannot be disclosed at this time.
“Where issues of this nature arise, they are addressed robustly by our Regulatory Services teams, within the full extent of the relevant legislative framework. This case involves officers from both the licensing team and trading standards.”
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