Officers from the Wycombe town centre neighbourhood team joined up with Trading Standards today to visit establishments in the Desborough road area. 

This resulted in a large amount of tobacco products being seized due to not adhering to UK laws and regulations. The laws are in place for the safety of the consumer and also due to the potential wider criminality that could be linked to these counterfeit products. The investigation is currently with trading standards 🚭 

The team plan to do more of these operations going forward. If you have information about items being sold illegally it can be reported to:

 -your local council 

- online at the Thames Valley police website 💻

- Crimestoppers via 0800 555 111 or via their website 

You can find out more information about the illegal tobacco trade and the wider harm it can cause here: Stubbing out the problem: A new strategy to tackle illicit tobacco - GOV.UK