750,000 cigarettes seized in Wales’ biggest Trading Standards bust

From: ITV News

A Newport shopkeeper, who used a baby monitor and chute to deliver illegal cigarettes on demand to his customers, has today been sentenced, along with three other men, for participation in a fraudulent business.

It’s believed to be one of the biggest Trading Standards investigations of its type in Wales.

Tahar Mohammed, 38, and shopkeeper Feryad Mohammed Abdul- Kadir, 33 admitted handling and selling more than £427,000 worth of smuggled and counterfeit tobacco.

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A baby monitor, found next to the chute, was used to communicate with colleagues in the shop who were selling the tobacco to customers.

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