A shop owner was fined thousands of pounds after staff were caught trying to hide 51 packets of illegal tobacco by standing on them.
Officers at Brent and Harrow Trading Standards became suspicious when workers attempted to conceal the counterfeit stash and 51 packets of tobacco that did not carry the required English labels were uncovered.
Owner Lulian Duta, who had been cautioned previously for possessing illegal tobacco, said he didn’t know how the dodgy goods kept getting back into his shop.
