Walsall c-store loses alcohol licence for illicit sales Print
11th February 2021
News and Booze in Ablewell Street, Walsall, has lost its alcohol licence for selling illicit counterfeit cigarettes on four separate occasions between 2019 and 2020.
The Walsall Council Licensing and Safety Committee heard that over a period of 18 months Walsall Trading Standards had given several warnings to store owner Shamim Khan about illegal sales, but he had disregarded this advice and continued to sell counterfeit cigarettes for as little as £3.00 a pack.
The licensing committee members decided unanimously that Khan’s actions posed a considerable health risk to his customers, as well as to young people and approved the removal of his licence.