Dunstable shop owner fined for selling illicit cigarettes
Monday, 18 September 2023
A Dunstable shop owner has been convicted and fined for selling illegal cigarettes.
We're cracking down on underage sales of nicotine products, by undertaking an illicit tobacco day assisted by Bedfordshire Police checks which took place in September 2022.
During these checks, inspections were undertaken in five premises in Dunstable, and over 100 packets of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and multiple illegal vapes were seized from two shops.
One of these cases was heard in Luton Magistrates’ Court on Friday 15 September.
Mr Subramaniam Santharupan, owner of H&S Food and Wine, received £3,810 in fines and penalties for the illicit cigarettes found and seized on his premises.
Anyone concerned that they have been sold counterfeit tobacco or vaping products should notify us by calling 0300 300 8302 or emailing trading.standards@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.