SHOP CLOSED AGAIN FOR RULE BREACHES

Illicit cigarettes, underage vape sales, and staff with no right to work in UK

- By ELLIOT JESSETT

A LIVERPOOL shop has been shut down after an investigation exposed illegal activity which presented a "real danger" to children.

The Corner Shop on Picton Road, Wavertree, was exposed after an undercover team found a series of illicit products including a cache of fake cigarettes in the boot of the shop owner's car.

Despite repeated warnings and the earlier seizure of stock, Liverpool City Council said the shop owner continued to trade illegally, and later inspections found vapes were being sold to underage customers without any ID checks. When a staff member was questioned about the practice, it was revealed that he had no right to work in the UK, according to council officials.