Shop ordered to close after selling illegal vapes

The closure order for the Skegness Mini Market is in place until midnight on 11 December

A shop has been issued with a three-month closure order after illegal tobacco and vapes were discovered.

Lincolnshire Police imposed the ban on 12 September at Skegness Mini Market in Roman Bank.

One person working in the shop was also arrested after police licensing team members helped with test purchasing.

A Trading Standards officer said "huge quantities" of illegal vapes had been seized during three raids on the store.

'Huge quantities'

Andy Wright, a Trading Standards officer said: "We have seized huge quantities of illegal vapes from this premises on three occasions.

"We have had some of the items tested and found that the nicotine content is approximately half that described on the label.

"In one case the nicotine content was described as 2%, yet it was in fact 0.2%. If purchasers of these products think they’re getting a bargain, they are not."

The order stops anyone from entering the property with a few exceptions to allow for maintenance until 11 December.

Police said if anyone breaks the order then they are liable for arrest and could receive up to 51 weeks in prison or a fine.

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