Police raid Featherstone shop and seize large quantity of illegal cigarettes

Police in West Yorkshire have seized a large quantity of illegal cigarettes after raiding a shop.
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As a result of community information, officers from the Normanton & Featherstone Neighbourhood Policing Team in conjunction with West Yorkshire Trading Standards carried out a search of a retail premise on Station Lane, Featherstone.

Officers recovered a large quantity of illegal tobacco.

Enquiries also identified further illegal tobacco at a home in Eastmoor, police confirmed.

Police raid Featherstone shop and seize illegal cigarettesPolice raid Featherstone shop and seize illegal cigarettes
Police raid Featherstone shop and seize illegal cigarettes

Enquiries are ongoing by Trading Standards.

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West Yorkshire Police – Wakefield North East and Rural team said: "We have listened to community concerns about the impact the sale of illegal tobacco has on local employment.

"If you have further information about the sale of such products you can report this to Crimestoppers."