Notorious shop where warnings were ignored and boss blamed staff for flogging dodgy cigs and booze to underage kids
A problem shop repeatedly caught peddling fake cigarettes and unsafe e-cigs has been stripped of its licence.
Despite this, Mr Salehi continued to blame his staff for bringing the counterfeit goods into the store and selling them at times when he wasn't present. He told the sub-committee hearing that he had sacked all the staff members, just as he had told them 10 months earlier when he faced the previous review.
"The complainant stated that the e-cigarette exploded, and she took it back to the shop to complain a couple of days later. She said that the member of staff called to three men who were outside the shop, who approached the complainant and were very aggressive. They stated they would not give a refund and threatened to drag her out of the shop if she did not leave. She was left feeling shaken and upset by the incident.
Each time officers visited, new issues were uncovered including problems with the CCTV system, a "large metal kebab skewer" being found behind the counter, and staff not being trained as required under the licence conditions. Mr Salehi insisted he had done all he could but only five days earlier, and three weeks after the hearing was first due to take place, a trading standards officer was offered and able to buy cheap, counterfeit cigarettes at the shop.
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