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Ealing shop loses licence after council finds fake Viagra, illegal tobacco and Tramadol in van

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Vincent
Published date22 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Licence holder, Philip Clarks, for the store did not make a representation at the sub-licencing committee hearing that would decide the fate of his store. Instead, councillors on the panel relied heavily on veteran licencing officer Bob Dear for information on why he believed the shop should lose its right to sell alcohol

Mr Dear explained what he saw on his visit to the shop in January. When he and officers entered the off licence they spotted that the employee had placed something in his pocket suspiciously.

After asking the employee to remove the item, it was discovered to be a key for a van parked outside. Mr Dear clarified that the van looked like it hadn't been used in a while and had a flat tyre.

When police opened the van they discovered a cache of illicit tobacco products and prescription drugs. This included counterfeit cigarettes, illicit rolling tobacco, Indian tobacco and almost 4,000 tablets with an unpaid duty of around £3,600.

During the hearing, Mr Dear confirmed some of the tablets were the 'highly addictive' painkiller Tramadol while other tablets...

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