A corner shop in Bristol could face a ban on selling booze after police found 'laughing gas' and Viagra. According to a council report, officers found thousands of nitrous oxide canisters during repeated searches as well as unregulated erectile dysfunction medicines in an off licence in the St George area.
New Whitehall Stores, on 342 Whitehall Road, could now be barred from selling alcohol. Avon and Somerset Police is urging Bristol City Council to revoke the shop’s premises licence, and a licensing review hearing is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 15.
Waheem Ahmed held the shop’s licence from January 2021 until March this year, before it was transferred to Noreen Ashiq. Police concerns over illicit sales of laughing gas and Viagra at the shop, as well as problems with CCTV footage, date back to at least two years ago.
