Trading Standards officers have seized a haul of over 2,300 vapes from local retailers in the last year, Midlothian council has revealed. These were seized mainly because they contain too much liquid nicotine. They were seized...
Illegal vapes were seized from nearly 3,000 unscrupulous sellers in 2023 across the UK, but only 1 in 20 were issued fines, new data has shown. In 2023, over one and a half million illegal vapes...
£166,000 worth of suspected illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized by Trading Standards in a joint operation with Devon & Cornwall Police in South Devon recently. Trading Standards, assisted by the local neighbourhood policing team,...
An Islington business and its director have been ordered to pay over £32,000 after their illegal tobacco and vape supply was uncovered by sniffer dog, Cooper. In March last year, Islington Council’s Trading Standards team seized...
By: Chris Gee, Local Democracy Reporter Around 12,000 illegal, disposable vapes have been seized in raids on shops in Bolton. A team of officers from Bolton Council Trading Standards dedicated to tackling illicit products have in...
By: Nicholas Thomas, Local Democracy Reporter “Organised crime groups” are wading into the vape business, with thousands of illegal products seized in Newport in the past three years. The popularity of vapes, or electronic cigarettes,...
Over 40,000 illegal vapes with a street value of £420,000 have been seized by trading standards officers, supported by police, in Blackburn. The vapes, destined for the shop shelf were found at a wholesaler in the...
Illegally selling or manufacturing vapes in Australia could spell up to seven years in jail under new legislation proposed Thursday, as authorities moved to toughen rules outlawing the fast-growing habit. The new rules would allow access...
By: Stuart Sommerville, Local Democracy Reporter Hundreds of illegal and potentially dangerous vapes have been seized from shops across West Lothian. The council’s Trading Standards officers acted on tip-offs from the public to confiscate a variety...
By: Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Nearly a quarter of all illegal vapes seized in the UK were found in Greater Manchester. Just five boroughs — Manchester, Salford, Wigan, Rochdale, and Bolton — accounted for the...
By: Nic Marko, Local Democracy Reporter A convenience store is to have its licence revoked following concerns around “illicit vapes” being sold. Hartlepool Borough Council trading standards officers called for a hearing to review the licence...
Eight retailers have been shut down since October last year in Liverpool for selling illegal vapes, often to young people who are under age, the city council has revealed. The closures were made using legislation that...
A vape shop owner in Warwickshire and his business have been together fined a total of £10,297 after pleading guilty to selling illegal vapes. Luke Benjamin Spencer, director of Warwickshire Vape Ltd, trading as Royal Vapes,...
By Nic Marko, Local Democracy Reporter A convenience store is to have its licence reviewed following concerns around “illicit vapes” being sold at the site. Hartlepool Borough Council trading standards officers visited 11 O’Clock Shop in...
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