Wakefield District Licencing team has issued a closure order to a Wakefield City centre shop following numerous operations which uncovered illegal activity on the premises.
Tyskie which is located on Kirkgate in the city centre was given a three-month closure order under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 on Friday 22 February at Bradford Magistrates court.
The operations uncovered breaches of the Licensing Act which contributed to incidents of Anti-Social Behaviour and the sale of counterfeit and illegal tobacco.
Wakefield District Licencing team has been working closely with partners from Trading Standards and Wakefield Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Unit over the last two years to tackle to illegal sales of tobacco.
Police Sergeant Mark Thorgold from Wakefield District Licencing team said: “We have tried to work with the premises over the last couple of years, but it has repeatedly been caught in criminal activity. We had no other option other than to issue the closure notice and pursue the closure order at court.
“This closure order should send a positive message to all shopkeepers across Wakefield District, we take this issue seriously and we will target those who continue to flout the law.”

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