Hundreds of illegal goods seized as ‘dodgy shop’ crackdown begins in Bury

This is 'only the beginning', the town hall has promised17:40, 10 Aug 2026Hundreds of illegal goods have been seized from Bury shops as town hall bosses look to crackdown on ‘dodgy shops’.‌Among the illicit items discovered by Bury council trading officers were 397 packets of cigarettes, 51 pouches of hand-rolling tobacco, and 127 vapes from four shops in the borough. Counterfeit and potentially ‘unsafe’ children’s toys were taken from a fifth.‌The local authority said the value of the goods, found with the assistance of Greater Manchester Police and Wagtail sniffer dog Grace, is thought to be around £8,500. The raid followed a recent promise by councillors to crackdown on the ‘scourge’ of so-called ‘dodgy shops’ embedded in the borough’s high streets.‌Click here for the latest on Greater