More than 1,000 fake items including counterfeit Apple products and illegal vape kits have been seized by police during a crackdown in Bolton.
Officers from the Rumworth and Hulton Neighbourhood policing team and Bolton trading standards visited multiple businesses on Thursday (June 27) and discovered huge stashes of illegal goods.
Counterfeit Apple products, phone accessories, illegal vape kits, nicotine gum and cigarettes were seized from businesses on St Helens Road, Wigan Road, and Deane Road.
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Police said the counterfeit goods are the ‘tip of the iceberg’ to wider criminality including money laundering, funding criminal gangs and the exploitation of vulnerable people.
The force added that illegal and unregulated vapes kits and accessories are potentially dangerous and can be harmful to individuals’ health.
Police Sergeant Cooper from GMP's Bolton South Neighbourhood Team said: "Working with partner agencies such as Trading Standards is essential for effective neighbourhood policing.
“Yesterday’s result shows that by working together we can disrupt criminal activity and we hope to continue this work with Trading Standards but also other partners to tackle all types of neighbourhood crime."
