Man and three women from Wolverhampton deny fraudulent tobacco trading at Dudley shop
A man and three women with links to a Sedgley shop have appeared in court charged in relation to the discovery of tens of thousands of illegal cigarettes in Wolverhampton.
Mansoor Herjandjoost, the former proprietor of Sedgley Mini Market, in High Street, Sedgley, on Wednesday (June 4) appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court along with Faranaz Bagherizad, Sogand Herjandjoost and Wafa Ahmed.
All four defendants pleaded not guilty to one count each of fraudulent trading, possessing goods with a false trade mark for sale and possessing criminal property between July 202 and June 2024.
Mansoor Herjandjoost, aged 57, also pleaded not guilty to one offence of perverting the course of justice on November 11, 2024.
The case relates to allegations of an illegal tobacco and vapes supply chain operation that resulted in Trading Standards confiscating goods at a Wolverhampton address in December 2023.
Mansoor Herjandjoost, of Brueton Road, Lunt, Bilston; Bagheriza, aged 47, and Sogand Herjandjoost, aged 24, both of Dudley Walk, Goldthorn Park; and Ahmed, aged 26, of Old Fallings Lane, Bushbury, all in Wolverhampton.
They were all granted bail with a condition to reside at the addresses given to the court.
The trial will be held in October 2027 due to the backlog of court cases.