Illegal alcohol seized across West Midlandspublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2017
More than 10,000 litres of illegal alcohol have been found during an operation across the West Midlands, HMRC says.
Fifty officers from HMRC, Trading Standards and the police visited 24 retail premises last week in Birmingham, Dudley, Worcester, Telford, Stoke, Coventry and Wolverhampton.
Products were seized from 18 premises and included 13 litres of spirits, 1,580 litres of wine and 18,100 cans of beer.
HMRC said around £20,000 had been evaded in duty costs and VAT.