rodmalcolm commented Shopkeeper sold illegal cigarettes to save business

A shopkeeper sold illegal cigarettes to save his business amid claims that rival Radford Road traders do exactly the same.When trading standards officers raided the Fresh Minimarket, Ahmed Karim phoned his shop assistant to tell her to get the products out of the premises, magistrates heard.A £250 fine, £724 costs and a £30 government surcharge were ordered from Karim, 38, of Newtondale Close, Nottingham. A six-month conditional discharge was given to his employee Ewa Biskup,..