About 120,000 have been seized after inspections were carried out at shops in Grantham and Bourne. Trading Standards officers searched four shops earlier this week as part of Operation Machinize.

The were assisted by sniffer dog Skye and her handler from Wagtail UK, and illicit goods were seized from three of the shops. This included from Quick Shop on North Road, Bourne, where a whole room had been constructed with the purpose of concealing illegal cigarettes and vapes.

Items were also seized from Mini Shop on High Street, Grantham. A hidden room was reportedly built under a staircase with a hidden door secured by electromagnets. One man was arrested at the scene.

A concealment containing illegal cigarettes was also found in the wall of the Stop Mini Market on St Peter's Hill, Grantham

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