00:00Seven high street shops in Lye in Dudley have been raided in a crackdown on suspected illicit trading.
00:07Police and council officers seized illegal tobacco, counterfeit vapes and a suspected dangerous dog during the operation.
00:15They also found evidence that electricity supplies in some premises had been tampered with.
00:21All seven businesses are now part of criminal investigations being led by Dudley Council trading standards.
00:28West Midlands Police says the raids were not a one-off and further action is planned.
00:33The force is one of three in England to receive extra Home Office funding to target shops suspected of selling
00:39illegal goods on local high streets, with more enforcement action soon.
