Stockport Council took part in another major operation to crack down on illegal activity across the borough focusing on Reddish, Brinnington and the Heatons.

The Council’s Licensing and Trading Standards teams joined forces with Greater Manchester Police and HM Customs & Excise in ‘Operation Supervortex’ on Friday 5th March.

· Activities carried out during the operation included:

· Underage test purchasing which resulted in three premises being found to sell alcohol to an underage volunteer.

· Illicit alcohol seized in raids on off-licences including over 2,000 bottles of wine and 180 bottles of spirits.

· Two prohibition notices were issued on Private Hire Vehicles by the Council’s Licensing team following a series of roadside checks which revealed potentially dangerous defects.

· One off-licence in Heaton Moor was temporarily closed by Licensing following breaches in licensing conditions.

Investigations by the Council’s Licensing and Trading Standards teams, Greater Manchester Police and HM Customs & Excise are ongoing in relation to the above issues.

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