1. Department: Adult Beverage

Van loads of illegal products seized from Notting Hill shop

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Van loads of illegal alcohol, tobacco and vapes have been seized from a premises in Notting Hill Gate, as part of a licensing and trading standards operation. Kensington and Chelsea Council’s enforcement teams and Met Police visited the unlicenced premises in Notting Hill and found…

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