A convenience store has been ordered to close after selling illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes. Durham County Council secured the closure of Shop & Go in Annfield Plain for three months, following a court order.
A total of 246 cigarettes, 106 pouches of 50g (1.8oz) hand-rolling tobacco and 187 vapes were seized. The cigarettes, tobacco and vapes were without the correct packaging and health warnings. The shop was shut down after two test purchases and several inspections. During one of the inspections, the items were found in the engine compartment of a car next to the shop.
Gary Carr, Durham County Council’s strategic regulation manager, said illicit tobacco had a “detrimental impact on our communities”.
