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Supermarket has licence suspended after sales of illicit cigarettes in south Essex

Thurrock Council suspended Budgens’ licence after seizing over 4,000 illicit cigarettes and counterfeit-labelled alcohol, citing serious stock control and age-verification failures.

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AN Aveley supermarket has had its alcohol licence suspended for one month after a former employee sold illicit cigarettes to customers and…

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Supermarket has licence suspended after sales of illicit cigarettes in south Essex

AN Aveley supermarket has had its alcohol licence suspended for one month after a former employee sold illicit cigarettes to customers and…

·Essex, United Kingdom
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The Echo UK broke the news in Basildon, United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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