Buxton Neighbourhood Team and Trading Standards Attend a Mini Mart on Fairfield Road

Buxton neighbourhood team assisted by officers from Trading Standards attended a Mini mart on Fairfield Road, Buxton on August 10th 2026.

Joint operations between Trading Standards and the police frequently target high street mini marts to crack down on illicit trade in counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco when they receive information that supports this.

It was a positive visit, with cigarettes being seized along with other evidential items.

Illicit tobacco and cigarettes bypass all legal taxes and safety rules.
This illegal trade costs governments billions of pounds in lost revenue, funds organized crime, undercuts honest shopkeepers, and harms public health by making cheap, unregulated products easily accessible to children.

We would like to thank the public for their help providing information that made this visit possible and successfull