Thousands of illegal vapes worth around £22,000 were seized from shops.
A number of stings were carried out at eight shops in the city, during which Merseyside Police, Liverpool City Council’s Alcohol and Tobacco Unit and Public Health Liverpool seized 1,800 illegal vapes worth thousands of pounds.
Liverpool Council said the seizures are part of a crackdown on the sale of counterfeit vaping products. Vapes are a form of e-cigarette and must follow the requirements of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016.