Bristol shopkeeper fined for tobacco sales to children

A Bristol shopkeeper caught selling cigarettes to youngsters has been fined more than £2000.

Owner of Henleaze Convenience Store Mohammed Aftab Razak, was tried in his absence and fined a total of £1290 for selling tobacco to a minor, failing to display a warning notice regarding its sale to a minor.

Shop worker Mohammed Altab Razaq turned up to court and pleaded guilty. He was fined a total of £205 for one count of selling tobacco to a minor.

The pair were caught out by Bristol City Council’s Trading Standards officers who carried out a series of tests on local shops to clamp down on the illegal sales of tobacco to young people.

Bristol City Council’s Trading Standards Manager, Phil Parkyn said: “Selling cigarettes to children is a serious offence clearly demonstrated by these convictions. We want retailers to take note that