£386,000 of illicit goods seized

Manchester TS and GMP removed illicit vapes, tobacco and counterfeits from sale

£258,000 illicit tobacco haul

North Northamptonshire Trading Standards found illicit products in a self storage unit

Wine investment scammers guilty

Three men who ran a complex investment scam have been convicted of fraud offences

Organised criminals hit with TS seizures

Northumberland TS has disrupted a criminal network with a large tobacco seizure

Belfast builder fined for incomplete work

A builder who took £20,000 for unfinished work must pay some of the money back

Lincs TS: record tobacco seizure

Huge quantities of illegal cigarettes and tobacco were seized from two shops

Neath driveway cowboy sentenced

A rogue trader who took money for unfinished work has been ordered to pay back £11,000

Rogue glazier given suspended sentence

A trader who threatened a customer and carried out poor quality work has pleaded guilty

Hackney TS seizes illicit goods

Illicit vapes, cigarettes, tobacco and controlled substances were discovered in a series of raids

South West shops shuttered

Shops found selling illegal tobacco and vapes have been hit with closure orders

Analysis: Something to prove

Operation Usk was a major victory in Trading Standards’ fight against organised crime

Analysis: Victims or villains?

Organised cartels are forcing people to work in Southeast Asia’s ‘scam compounds’

Rogue builder jailed for 12 months

A trader who took money for unfinished work has been given a 12-month sentence

‘Ruthless’ scam targets bereaved

Fraudsters are targeting grieving families with bogus video links and donation pages

TS hits ‘fake shops’ and organised crime

CTSI is calling for sufficient resources for TS to fight back against organised criminals

Jail sentence for illicit tobacco seller

A shopkeeper who sold illegal tobacco across three counties has been brought to justice