Two shops have been forced to shut after raids found more than £14,000 worth of banned tobacco and vapes. Newport Council has secured three-month closure orders for Famous Store in the city centre and Blue Fanta in Beechwood.
The trading standards team seized £11,750 worth of illicit tobacco on October 20 from Famous Store in Commercial Street. They returned on November 23 and discovered another £2,200 worth on the premises.
The next day Cwmbran Magistrates' Court ordered the business to close for three months. Council officers seized £1,200 in cash under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
