Kidderminster operation seizes “significant amount” of illegal tobacco

Police officers from the Safer Neighbourhood Teams conducted unannounced visits with trading standards, immigration, and Hereford & Worcester Fire Services following reports of counterfeit and illicit tobacco being sold.

PC Matt Ling, from Kidderminster Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: “A significant amount of counterfeit tobacco was seized by trading standards and following a search of a vehicle associated with one premises, we found and seized an extendable baton.”

“Operations like this prove that working in close partnership with our partner agencies we are able to prevent criminal enterprises from continuing their distributing their products such as tobacco and alcohol.”