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: crime
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Let us know if you have been a victim or witnessed hate or knife crime
Residents will be able to talk confidentially with the police and council officers about hate or knife crime this Thursday.
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Take part in the Knife Angel Legacy Project
Residents are being invited to share their thoughts and stories evoked by the Knife Angel statue which has recently been installed in Bury town centre.
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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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Two more successful prosecutions for littering and fly tipping
Another two offenders have been prosecuted after failing to pay fixed penalty fines for littering and fly tipping.
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‘Dogged’ determination sniffs out illegal tobacco
Sniffer dogs Billy and Lilly have uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes in a series of raids at local shops.
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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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Illegal tobacco – appeal to the public to help stop Bury kids smoking
Bury residents are being encouraged to help stop local kids from smoking by reporting the sale of illegal tobacco.
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Three more prosecuted for littering offences
Failure to pay a £75 fine for littering has left three offenders with a bill for £1,666 each.
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Taking action to protect our neighbourhoods
Council enforcement officers were out in force alongside the police during Operation Avro in Bury.
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Warning to illegal tobacco sellers in Bury
Rogue retailers in Bury who sell illegal tobacco are being watched as part of a regional campaign to reduce its supply and demand.
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Noisy neighbour is fined and has equipment confiscated
A Prestwich man who continued to cause noise nuisance to his neighbours has been fined and had his equipment permanently confiscated.
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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 -
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.
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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).
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Fly-tipper caught on CCTV fined £400
A Bury woman who was filmed dumping rubbish in a back alley near her home has been fined £400 at court.
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Bury launches new strategy to combat domestic violence and abuse
Partners from across Bury and beyond joined forces to launch the borough’s new strategy to combat domestic violence and abuse.
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Discount store prosecuted for selling illegal cigarettes
The boss of a discount store in Radcliffe has been sentenced for possessing and selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco.
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