Published on Monday 15 December 2025 at 2:39 pm
Five premises were raided last week for illegal products by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s Trading Standards team.
Filed under: Blackburn | Citizens Advice | council | Councillor Jim Smith | illegal | trading standards
Published on Friday 20 June 2025 at 3:58 pm
A Trading Standards operation targeting specific businesses and residential homes took place last week, leading to a significant seizure of illegal products.
Filed under: cigarettes | council | Councillor Jim Smith | illegal | Illicit | Investigation | Operation | Raid | tobacco | trading standards | vapes
Published on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at 10:31 am
In an operation conducted by the council’s Trading Standards team last week with support from the police, a large number of illegal goods were found.
Filed under: Blackburn | cigarettes | Citizens Advice | Councillor | Councillor Jim Smith | HMRC | illegal | Operation | Police | tobacco | trading standards | vapes
Published on Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 3:25 pm
Trading Standards raided two premises in a joint operation with Blackburn and Darwen Police recently, in a bid to tackle the sale of any illicit vapes in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor Jim Smith | illegal | Illicit | Jim Smith | Police | public protection | trading standards | vapes | video | youtube
Published on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 10:53 am
Over 40,000 illegal vapes with a street value of £420,000 have been seized by the Council’s trading standards officers, supported by police.
Filed under: Blackburn | illegal | trading standards | vapes | Whitebirk
