A Gwynedd business must pay almost £13,000 in fines and costs for the sale and supply of illicit tobacco and e-cigarettes. The case, presented by Gwynedd Council, was heard at Caernarfon Magistrates Court on 11 September. Undercover officers working with the council’s Trading Standards Unit carried out a test purchase at Supercigs Convenience Store, Caernarfon on 26 September 2023, which resulted in the shop selling illegal tobacco product to the officer.
Another visit that day resulted in a seizure by Trading Standards officers of 225 packets of illicit cigarettes, 63 pouches of illicit hand rolling tobacco, 519 unauthorised disposable vapes and nicotine salts and 20 unauthorised branded PRIME squishes. Gwynedd farmer was found dead in slurry tank, inquest hears Gwynedd councillor ties dog poo bags to fences in bid to clean up streets Gwynedd reader takes spectacular Supermoon photograph Bad behaviour of children in Criccieth 'not acceptable' say police The haul resulted in five charges being brought against Supercigs Convenience Store Ltd. Idres Khder, sole director of the company appeared in court on behalf of the business and pleaded guilty to all five charges.
Caernarfon Magistrates fined Supercigs Convenience Store Ltd a total of £9,062.20. The business was also ordered to pay costs of £1,751.
48 to the council, and a £2,000 victim surcharge, amounting to a total of £12,813.68. The court also ordered the destruction of all the seized goods.
Cllr Dafydd Meurig, Cab.