Illegal vapes: More than 2,000 vapes and hundreds of packets of cigarettes seized from Halifax shops in police and trading standards crackdown

By Sarah Fitton
Published 18th Sep 2023, 14:27 BST
Updated 18th Sep 2023, 14:30 BST
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Thousands of illegal vapes, cigarettes and tobacco have been seized from Halifax shops.

Officers from Halifax Neighbourhood Policing Team helped West Yorkshire Trading Standards carry out the crackdown on illicit products on Friday.

Five shops were visited following what police said was “intelligence of illicit tobacco products being sold as well as the sale of vapes to children”.

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More than 2,300 vapes, 753 packets of cigarettes and 170 pouches of tobacco were seized by trading standards.

Police helped trading standards with the operation, visiting five Halifax shopsPolice helped trading standards with the operation, visiting five Halifax shops
Police helped trading standards with the operation, visiting five Halifax shops

Anyone with concerns about tobacco products or vapes being sold to children can contact trading standards anonymously at www.keep-it-out.co.uk.

Concerns about crime can be passed onto police by calling 101 or using the live chat on West Yorkshire Police’s website.