An Oldham man has been prosecuted and fined after more than 19,000 illegal cigarettes were found in his home.
Police raided an address on Greengate Street, Glodwick, on 21 March last year. During the raid, officers discovered 19,400 illegal cigarettes in the cellar of the property.
Islam Arif, 28, was charged at the time with possession to supply contrary to the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 and pleaded guilty at Tameside Magistrates Court on June 19, 2023.
