Illegal tobacco, vapes and counterfeit goods seized during Operation Avro
Bury trading standards and licensing officers seized £25,000 of illegal goods when they joined Greater Manchester Police in Operation Avro yesterday (10 April).
Categories: trading standards
Sniffing out illegal tobacco and vapes
Sniffer dogs Skye and Lewis have been sniffing out illicit tobacco hidden away in secret compartments in Bury shops.
Illegal tobacco and vapes seized during Operation Avro
Trading standards and licensing officers seized £12,000 of illegal goods when they joined Greater Manchester Police in Operation Avro.
Dogs drafted in for Christmas tobacco crackdown
Sniffer dogs Billy and Lilly have uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes in a series of raids across Bury.
Making Bury a safer place
Illicit goods worth £30,000 were seized by council officers when they took part in last week’s multi-agency Operation Avro.
Dixie sniffs out illegal tobacco in Bury
Sniffer dog Dixie has uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes being sold in shops across Bury.
Trading standards commended for Covid support work
Trading standards officers in Bury have been praised at national level for their work in supporting businesses and the public through the Covid pandemic.
Illicit tobacco sniffed out in Bury
Specially trained tobacco detection dogs have sniffed out 2.4kg of illicit hand rolling tobacco and 6,840 cigarettes worth £5,000.
New laws on "Botox" and filler injections for under-18s
Trading standards are reminding local businesses and residents that it is now illegal to administer “Botox” or cosmetic filler treatment to a person under 18.
Dogged determination reveals illegal tobacco stash
Sniffer dogs have rooted out tens of thousands of illegal cigarettes in a series of raids across Bury.
Dodgy tobacco sellers sniffed out by trading standards and their canine friends
Trading standards officers seized illicit tobacco worth £15,000 in raids on premises across the borough yesterday (7 Dec).
Acting on tip-offs, accompanied by GMP police officers, they visited 13 premises and used sniffer dogs from tobacco detection company Wagtails UK to help them.
In total they seized 8kg of hand-rolling tobacco and 21,000 cigarettes, some of which were counterfeit, some we
Ensuring hospitality venues are following the new Covid rules
Hundreds of licensed premises across Bury have been visited by council officers and the police to ensure they are complying with Covid-19 laws and guidance
Jail for council tax band con man
A man who tricked thousands of people into believing they could reduce their council tax banding has been sent to prison.
Don’t be scammed by bogus ‘test and trace’ callers
Trading standards officers are warning residents not to be fooled by scammers claiming to be from the NHS ‘test and trace’ service.
Beware bogus Covid-19 home testers
Residents are being urged not to open their doors to bogus healthcare workers offering home testing for the coronavirus.
New powers to close businesses who ignore Covid-19 advice
Environmental health, trading standards and licensing officers have been given new powers to close businesses or venues which ignore the Government’s orders to close.
Protecting people from loan sharks during the Covid-19 crisis
Bury’s trading standards officers are playing their part in cracking down on loan sharks taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Billy and Ted’s excellent adventure – sniffing out illicit tobacco!
Police and trading standards officers seized illicit tobacco in raids on premises across the borough yesterday (11 Feb).
Bury Market and Trading Standards keeping shoppers safe from counterfeits
Bury Market and trading standards officers are working to protect shoppers and legitimate businesses by helping to stamp out rogue traders and counterfeit products.
Know your rights when buying online
More than half of consumers don’t know they have fewer rights when buying from a private seller, compared to business purchases, according to analysis of online marketplace reports to Citizens Advice conducted in the last year.
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