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Salford TS seizes £400,000 of vapes

Posted: 04 July 2023

UPDATES: Salford Trading Standards has seized a massive haul of illicit disposable vapes and e-liquids from a local company as part of ongoing efforts to rid the streets of dangerous and illegal products. With the support...

Taking a stand against counterfeits

Posted: 28 June 2023

ANALYSIS: Something is happening in Manchester’s Cheetham Hill. Known as Britain’s ‘counterfeit capital’, a handful of streets have been home to dozens of organised crime gangs for as long as most Mancunians can remember. The UK...

Bumper illegal tobacco haul

Posted: 15 June 2023

UPDATES: One of the largest illegal tobacco seizures in Bolton's history uncovered raw tobacco destined for illicit manufacture, removing dangerous products from circulation through a coordinated operation involving Trading Standards and police.

Lancs TS 'wages war' on illicit tobacco

Posted: 15 June 2023

UPDATES: Lancashire Trading Standards has intensified its crackdown on illicit tobacco and underage sales, uncovering concealed stashes, prosecuting offending retailers and reinforcing efforts to protect young people from illegal products.

£130,000 of illegal tobacco destroyed

Posted: 08 June 2023

UPDATES: More than £130,000 worth of illicit tobacco seized through Operation CeCe has been destroyed, highlighting the impact of coordinated enforcement against smuggling, counterfeit products and the criminal networks behind them.

TS 'declares war' on underage sales

Posted: 31 May 2023

UPDATES: Lancashire Trading Standards is intensifying action against retailers selling counterfeit tobacco, smuggled goods and age-restricted products to children, combining successful prosecutions with a wider crackdown on persistent offenders.

Illicit vapes seized in Operation Vulcan

Posted: 20 March 2023

UPDATES: Thousands of illegal vaping products were seized during Operation Vulcan as Trading Standards and police targeted organised criminality in Cheetham Hill, uncovering both unsafe goods and suspected labour exploitation.

Major counterfeiting network hit

Posted: 09 March 2023

UPDATES: Trading Standards officers uncovered a nationwide counterfeit distribution network after routine inspections led to the seizure of around 60,000 fake luxury goods worth an estimated £9 million.

Builder jailed for money laundering

Posted: 03 March 2023

UPDATES: A rogue builder has been jailed for money laundering after a Trading Standards investigation into dangerously substandard building work traced more than £63,000 paid by a homeowner through his bank account.

Salford seizes 80,000 illegal e-cigs

Posted: 16 December 2022

UPDATES: A multi-agency operation in Salford uncovered around 80,000 illegal disposable e-cigarettes, highlighting the growing scale of illicit vape sales and the coordinated enforcement effort needed to tackle them.

Doorstep criminals sentenced

Posted: 17 November 2022

UPDATES: Three doorstep fraudsters who targeted elderly residents have been sentenced after a Trading Standards prosecution exposed a pattern of pressure selling, unfinished work and financial exploitation.

North West clamps down on rogues

Posted: 04 October 2022

UPDATES: A coordinated enforcement initiative across the North West has targeted rogue traders through inspections, intelligence gathering and business engagement aimed at preventing doorstep crime.

Record illegal vape haul in Salford

Posted: 03 October 2022

UPDATES: Salford Trading Standards has seized a record haul of illegal vaping products, demonstrating the scale of illicit sales and the growing enforcement response to non-compliant devices.

Illegal cigarette seller sentenced

Posted: 20 September 2022

UPDATES: A Cheshire shopkeeper has been sentenced after Trading Standards officers uncovered counterfeit cigarettes, non-compliant tobacco packaging and hidden cash during repeated inspections of his Ellesmere Port store.

Rogue landscaper jailed for 18 weeks

Posted: 16 July 2022

UPDATES: A Salford Trading Standards investigation has led to the conviction of a rogue landscaper who took payments for unfinished and substandard work. The case highlights the evidence used to secure multiple fraud and consumer protection offences, resulting in an 18-week prison sentence.