The community raised concerns and provided intelligence into the illegal sale of vapes and cigarettes from several shops across the area

Working in partnership with Trading Standards, HMRC and Immigration a number of multiagency warrants were carried out at various locations throughout the Ellesmere Port Local Policing Unit. This included a number of premises within the St. Pauls beat. These visits resulted in a handful of arrests and the seizure of thousands of pounds work of counterfeit and illicit goods.