Last week, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and partners from Rochdale Borough Council launched two days of action in a bid to hold businesses to account and target premises suspected to be selling illegal commodities to underage children. On Wednesday (December 13), police and partners from Rochdale Trading Standards seized almost 2,000 illegal vapes as they took to the streets to visit premises across Rochdale, suspected to be selling vapes to underage children. The force sent an underage volunteer into businesses and they were able to buy two vapes illegally. "Not only do they pose serious health risks but vapes are often used to groom young people. "Illegal vapes contain far more nicotine than permitted.

Source: The Times December 18, 2023 10:37 UTC