Two shops fined after selling illegal tobacco and e-cigarettes to minors

Waz's off licence in Ambleside, Stalybridge and S Shop in Dukinfield were both visited in secret by Trading Standards team who undertook test purchases, Tameside Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday . A test purchase is when Trading Standards hires an underage customer to visit a bar or shop and attempt to buy age-restricted items.

The court was told how the same Trading Standards operation saw officers carry out two test purchases at S Shop, King Street, Dukinfield, in 2021 and 2022, which found the business selling illegal tobacco on both occasions. The court heard on April 8 that Mr Esmailpour pleaded guilty to four of the charges. In mitigation he said he was not at the shop at the time of the test purchases and was abroad when the cigarettes were seized.

"Most businesses are responsible in who they sell these products to but we continue to be proactive in uncovering those that break the law and put young people at risk and we will always take enforcement action against them. According to Tameside Council, their Trading Standards team routinely carry out test purchasing exercises for illicit tobacco following intelligence and complaints received from members of the public.

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