NEARLY £500k worth of counterfeit goods and illicit vapes and tobacco products were seized during trading standards swoops on three Ashton premises.
Tameside Council enforcement officers, working with Greater Manchester Police and Wagtails sniffer dogs, discovered the stashes during the wider Operation Avro crime and anti-social behaviour day of action on 19 September.
They visited the premises after receiving intelligence and information regarding suspicious activity. Investigations are continuing.
The seized goods, which are worth approximately £460,000, include counterfeit clothing, sportswear, trainers and fragrances and illicit vapes, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco.
