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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dixie sniffs out illegal tobacco in Bury
Sniffer dog Dixie has uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes being sold in shops across Bury.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dogged determination reveals illegal tobacco stash
Sniffer dogs have rooted out tens of thousands of illegal cigarettes in a series of raids across Bury.
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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
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