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Dudley Council joined forces with West Midlands Police to carry out undercover spot checks at ten businesses as part of the challenge 25 strategy.

Dudley Council issues a warning to borough businesses that they could face enforcement action if found to be selling illegal vaping products.

A man who pleaded guilty to selling illegal tobacco in a shop in Brierley Hill and originally avoided jail back in 2019, now finds himself behind bars.

Dudley Council has seized more than 20,000 fake cigarettes and 7.5 kilos of illegal tobacco in the last 12 months alone and issues a warning to other illicit traders on world anti-counterfeiting day (June 8).

A rogue gardener who failed to complete work and left consumers out of pocket is now behind bars after pleading guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court earlier this month.

People are advised to ignore a national insurance scam, which tries to lure people into releasing personal information that could then be used to target them further.

A fraudster who was previously convicted and jailed for conning a 93-year-old war veteran out of nearly £250,000 is back behind bars after failing to repay money stolen.

Residents are warned to be aware of a scam, which has cost one Dudley resident thousands of pounds.