Trading Standards crackdown sees more tobacco and oversized vapes seized in Evesham - The Evesham Observer

Trading Standards crackdown sees more tobacco and oversized vapes seized in Evesham

Evesham Editorial 21st Jun, 2023   0

ILLEGAL tobacco and vapes were again seized from an Evesham shop a month after inspectors last visited the premises.

Officers from Worcestershire Trading Standards visited the unnamed store on Tuesday (June 20) and found more illegal tobacco and oversized vapes.

The items were seized by officers during a visit which came four weeks after a similar seizure of goods during an earlier raid.

One premises saw more stock seized a month after a similar outcome.

A spate of raids have been carried out in the town in the past week including on Friday (June 16) when officers advised shopkeepers on the age restricted sale of vapes.

During one visit, more oversized vapes were found and seized

And last Wednesday (June 14) saw two visits yield results for Trading Standards with further tobacco and oversized vapes seized from a premises where illegal items were found previously.




Another seizure of oversized vapes took place at a second shop on the same day.


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