Illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth almost £13,000 in Gloucester are off the streets thanks to the efforts of officers from three different teams. Officers from Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards, HM Revenue & Customs and Gloucestershire Police worked together following reports received from the local community about the sale of… Read More
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Torquay shop loses licence to sell alcohol
A shop in Torquay has had its premises licence to sell alcohol revoked. Devon and Cornwall Police applied for the licence review due to a number of problems which included the storing of smuggled tobacco and alcohol at the premises. The licence of Zakopane in Market Street was revoked at… Read More
Farmer fined following trading standards investigation
A Shaftesbury farmer has been fined for illegally moving cattle to and from his farm while under a movement restriction and for falsifying records relating to the identity of calves. Identification of cattle and movement restrictions are in place to help prevent disease spread in livestock and to provide traceability for… Read More
Illegal cosmetics trader told pay back £31,000 or go to jail
An online trader who made thousands from peddling banned cosmetics and cures, which she falsely claimed could cure serious illnesses, has been ordered to pay back £31,000 of her ill-gotten gains. At a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday (November 1) Merarie Day, 49, of… Read More
Illegal puppy breeder pleads guilty
A former Lydney man has pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal sale of puppies and money laundering following a Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards investigation. On 29 October 2018 at Cheltenham Magistrates Court, Leigh Hancock formerly of Rodley Road, Lydney pleaded guilty to a total of nine offences… Read More
Trading standards officers seize the day
Illegal tobacco worth over £6,500 has been seized by Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards team Trading standards seized a large quantity of tobacco from two cars in Gloucester city centre on Friday, 31st August. The illegal tobacco had been stashed in an Audi Quattro which had been permanently parked in… Read More