Illicit tobacco and baton seized by police in shops raid
Counterfeit tobacco and a weapon were seized following a series of raids on several shops.
Officers from Kidderminster Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) conducted unannounced visits on a number of commercial premises in the town.
The visits were conducted alongside Trading Standards, Immigration and Hereford and Worcester Fire Services as part of the Multi-Agency Targeted Enforcement Strategy (MATES) and produced a haul of counterfeit and illicit tobacco and an extendable baton.
PC Matt Ling from Kidderminster SNT said: "We visited three supermarkets and stores within the Kidderminster town area, following reports of counterfeit and illicit tobacco being sold.
"A significant amount of counterfeit tobacco was seized by Trading Standards and following a search of a vehicle associated with one premises, we found and seized an extendable baton.
"Operations like this prove that working in close partnership with our partner agencies, we are able to prevent criminal enterprises from continuing their distributing their products such as tobacco and alcohol."
