00:00A sweeping crackdown on the sale of illegal vapes across Liverpool has led to an unprecedented
00:05number of store closures and prosecutions throughout the city this year.
00:10Officials from Liverpool Council's Alcohol and Tobacco Unit joined up with members of
00:14Merseyside Police to bring the shutters down on rogue traders.
00:17Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of prohibited stock has been seized from dozens of shops
00:22throughout the city.
00:23Additionally, a series of business operators have had their licences seized by the local
00:28authority after failing to comply with the rules.
00:31Working with the police, the council and officers can employ a number of tactics to uncover
00:35hidden goods, including specially trained dogs to find vapes.
00:40Businesses are warned before they face any enforcement action, with the council writing
00:44to proprietors to advise them how to comply.
00:47The government's laid legislation to introduce a ban on the sale and supply of single-use
00:50vapes in England.
00:52Businesses will have until the 1st of June 2025 to sell any remaining stock they hold
00:57and prepare for the ban coming into force.
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