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Local News · EdgwareCounterfeit goods worth £2,000 seized in Edmonton
Counterfeit electronics, including fake Apple products and Sony controllers, with an estimated street value of £2,000 were seized in Edmonton. Operation Reckoning, a joint effort by Enfield Council and the Metropolitan Police, inspected 15 shops between September 15 and 17.
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Council & Politics · HendonHendon shop owner fined for selling knife to teenager
Barnet Council prosecuted Akif Durmaz, owner of Hendon International Food, for selling a knife set to a teenager. He pleaded guilty and was fined £3,080 with £1,500 costs. The prosecution followed an undercover test purchase operation.
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Millions of illicit cigarettes seized in UK crackdown
A year-long crackdown has seen over 33 million illicit cigarettes and 800kg of hand-rolling tobacco seized across the UK. The operation, a joint effort by National Trading Standards and HMRC, has also resulted in £3.5 million in penalties against retailers.
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Council & Politics · HendonHendon Shopkeeper Fined for Knife Sale to Teen
Mustafa Deger, owner of the Good for You convenience store in Hendon, has been fined £4,100 for selling a kitchen knife to a 15-year-old. The sale occurred during an undercover operation by Barnet Council's trading standards team as part of Operation Sceptre.
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