G&G Market, located on High Street in Cradley Heath, is under threat of permanent closure after being caught selling illegal cigarettes, including to a minor, just weeks after opening last November. Authorities have taken …
A Birmingham vape shop, Sanka Vapes, located at 450 Birchfield Road in Perry Barr, is under scrutiny after being caught selling vapes to children and stocking illegal tobacco products. Following an investigation by Birmingham …
In May, seven high street shops across Birmingham faced raids by police and trading standards officers as part of a coordinated effort to tackle organised crime in the West Midlands. This crackdown follows the launch of the …
In a coordinated operation in September 2025, police and Walsall Council Trading Standards officers seized over 500 counterfeit toys from three shops in Walsall. The fake merchandise, including well-known brands such as …
A new application has been submitted to reopen an off-licence in Wolverhampton after it was twice shut down due to illegal alcohol sales. Hizbullah Ahmadzai and Atif Atifi have applied to the City of Wolverhampton Council to …
A convenience store in Birmingham’s Alum Rock area has come under scrutiny after an undercover operation revealed it sold alcohol to an underage customer without checking ID. On January 2, trading standards officers from …
Council officers, alongside West Midlands Police and private-sector brand protection teams, seized counterfeit goods valued at £150,000—including fake Apple AirPods—during a raid at Bescot Market in the Black Country. The …