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THE OWNER of a shop where more than £18,000 worth of illegal vapes were discovered has been handed a suspended sentence. Hamza Pirot, licence holder for Zap Off Licence Limited in Seaside Road, Eastbourne, was found guilty of possessing 1,866 illegal vapes and sentenced to 21 months in prison suspended for 24 months. The 52-year-old was also ordered to carry out 75 hours of unpaid work over the...
Karen Bowles Wednesday, 29 July 2026
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THE OWNER of a shop where more than £18,000 worth of illegal vapes were discovered has been handed a suspended sentence. Hamza Pirot, licence holder for Zap Off Licence Limited in Seaside Road, Eastbourne, was found guilty of possessing 1,866 illegal vapes and sentenced to 21 months in prison suspended for 24 months. The 52-year-old was also ordered to carry out 75 hours of unpaid work over the...
Karen Bowles Wednesday, 29 July 2026
A SHOP worker in possession of nearly 800 counterfeit tobacco products will have to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work and pay £2,400 in court costs. Navid Kohneposhi, 31, who trades as Hampden Park Sweet and Toy Shop on Queens Parade, had 780 products which, if genuine, would be worth more than £14,000. The illegal items were uncovered during an inspection carried out by East Sussex County Cou...
Karen Bowles Friday, 8 May 2026
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