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Wembley shop owner jailed, fined for illegal tobacco sales

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A WEMBLEY shop owner has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined nearly £2,000, including prosecution costs, for selling illegal tobacco.Jaydeep Bharat Thakkar, 34, who owns Sangit Paan House on High Road, has been prosecuted five times for selling smuggled tobacco products, with reports on the issue dating back to 2015, according to the Brent & Kilburn Times.Brent Council’s trading standards team raided his shop following a tip-off on …

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Social media companies must prevent sale of illicit tobacco products – McCarthy

Revenue needs to work closely with social media companies and Coimisiún na Meán to prevent the advertising and sale of illegal tobacco products online, a Fine Gael TD has said. Deputy Noel McCarthy, Fine Gael TD for Cork East, said that tobacco sellers are using social media platforms to bypass advertising laws for the illegal […] The post Social media companies must prevent sale of illicit tobacco products – McCarthy appeared first on Fine Gael.

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