Two more stores on Spalding’s Winsover Road have been given closure orders for selling illegal cigarettes and vapes.
It follows raids conducted on Nida and Max Mini Mart in the town last Monday (April 7).
It’s at least the third time a three month closure order has been put on the Nida store following orders in both June and October 2024.
Max’s Mini Market was subject to a closure order in February.
The raids were conducted by South Holland Neighbourhood Policing Team, Licensing, and Lincolnshire County Council Trading Standards colleagues and targetted ‘individuals who persist in putting our local communities at risk by selling counterfeit cigarettes and vapes’ South Holland Police said.
Sgt Callum Corder (pictured), said: “We will continue working with our Trading Standards partners to tackle this behaviour. We understand the public want the shops to be closed indefinitely, however legislation determines the maximum duration of these closures.
“All agencies try to work with the premises landlords to ensure future tenants do not continue this criminal activity. However, we also rely on information received to alert us to any new shops.
“This work is just a small part of a broader scope of work our team do to prevent and tackle anti-social behaviour in South Holland.
“It is deemed that making a closure order was necessary to prevent further criminal activity on the premises. These orders last for three months.
“Please can I ask any that any information is reported to us on other premises you suspect are involved in criminal activity.”
