£386,000 of illicit goods seized

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

Counterfeit tobacco seller prosecuted

A shop owner in Barrow has pleaded guilty to Trade Mark and tobacco labelling offences

Firms fined for mis-labelled kebabs

Two businesses which sold mis-labelled meat products have been prosecuted

Knives illegally sold to under-18s

Lancashire TS found more than a third of retailers failed to comply with the law

Haul of fakes seized in Tameside

Almost half a million pounds worth of illegal goods were seized by Tameside TS

Operation Vulcan seizes £1m of vapes

Salford TS found £1m of illicit vapes behind a hidden door in a Cheetham Hill shop

Cumberland TS praises local shops

A recent operation revealed a high level of compliance with age-restricted sales laws

Takeaways fined for ignoring allergens

Two Lancashire businesses which ignored allergen laws have been prosecuted

Bolton TS shutters illicit shop

A shop which sold illegal tobacco has been slapped with a three-month Closure Order

£500,000 of illicit goods seized at Fair

Counterfeit perfumes and sunglasses were among items found at the Appleby Horse Fair

Scams after-care: a problem shared

How a collaboration between Age UK and Trading Standards supports older victims of scams

Lengthy sentence for fake poster fraudster

A counterfeiter who made more than £1m selling counterfeit posters has been jailed

Loan shark hit with POCA order

An illegal money lender must pay back £40,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act

Lancs TS hits streets in ‘day of action’

Officers joined forces with other agencies to clamp down on illegal cigarettes

Cheshire East TS wins national award

The Cheshire East team have been recognised for their work to combat local loan sharks

Energy fraudster jailed for 13 years

A businessman who scammed his customers has been given a lengthy prison sentence