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.
Trading standards and licensing officers seized £12,000 of illegal goods when they joined Greater Manchester Police in Operation Avro.
Sniffer dogs Billy and Lilly have uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes in a series of raids across Bury.
Illicit goods worth £30,000 were seized by council officers when they took part in last week’s multi-agency Operation Avro.
Sniffer dog Dixie has uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes being sold in shops across Bury.
Trading standards officers in Bury have been praised at national level for their work in supporting businesses and the public through the Covid pandemic.
Specially trained tobacco detection dogs have sniffed out 2.4kg of illicit hand rolling tobacco and 6,840 cigarettes worth £5,000.
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.
Sniffer dogs have rooted out tens of thousands of illegal cigarettes in a series of raids across Bury.
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
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
A man who tricked thousands of people into believing they could reduce their council tax banding has been sent to prison.
Trading standards officers are warning residents not to be fooled by scammers claiming to be from the NHS ‘test and trace’ service.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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