Shop where baby monitor was used to order illegal cigarettes shut down

Arbela Food Mart

A Liverpool convenience shop has been shut down by the courts over alleged criminal behaviour. Liverpool Council ’s trading standards team has secured a closure order against Arbela Food Mart on Lawrence Road in Wavertree .

Last month, magistrates agreed to the closure of the business for a period of three months under the grounds of potential anti-social behaviour on the site. It was confirmed to Liverpool Council last week.

Now it faces a crunch meeting before city officials to retain its premises licence. Documents made public by the council have revealed how magistrates were satisfied the premises had been used to enable “criminal behaviour.”

According to the confirmation of a premises licence review issued against the business, it is understood the Lawrence