Burnley store closed for selling illicit cigarettes

The Famous Shop in Yorkshire Street, Burnley. Photo: Google.placeholder image
The Famous Shop in Yorkshire Street, Burnley. Photo: Google.
Police have secured a closure order against a shop in Burnley following community reports of illegal tobacco sales.

The Famous Shop in Yorkshire Street, which also failed test purchases carried out by Trading Standards, will now be closed for three months.

A police spokesman said: "Thanks to everyone that has helped us during this process, it is down to you that we have had such a positive outcome."

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