Illegal cigarettes were seized - as more details emerge about a multi-agency operation including immigration officials at a Weymouth shop.
As reported, Amsterdam Market, on the Esplanade, was raided by Dorset Police, Trading Standards and Immigration Enforcement Officers on Friday, November 15.
Read more: Immigration raid at Amsterdam Market on Weymouth Esplanade
The Home Office has now confirmed that one man was arrested.
Dorset Council Trading Standards also confirmed that 'illicit and non-compliant' cigarettes; hand-rolling tobacco, vapes, and nicotine pouches were seized.
Six police cars and a Home Office van descended upon the shop. A man was escorted out of the shop in handcuffs by several officers and was placed into the black of an unmarked van at around 4pm on Friday.
Police officers could be seen inside the shop stopping customers from entering as the operation took place.
A Home Office spokesperson said it carried out an 'intelligence-led' visit alongside police and Trading Standards.
A man was arrested and released on immigration bail.
The Home Office spokesperson said: “We are determined to clamp down both on illegal working and the exploitative treatment of illegal workers.
“Vulnerable individuals can find themselves trapped in unsafe and insecure conditions, facing exploitation and even modern-day slavery, often facilitated by organised criminal gangs.”
A Dorset Council spokesperson said: "Dorset Council’s Trading Standards team, with support from Dorset Police, accompanied Immigration Enforcement officers from the Home Office in a planned visit to Amsterdam Market in Weymouth last Friday.
"We seized a significant quantity of illicit and non-compliant cigarettes; hand-rolling tobacco, vapes, and nicotine pouches.
"Investigations are ongoing, so we are unable to comment further at this time."
This is the latest of a string of raids to take place at the shop which sells tobacco and electronic vape products.
In October, police officers raided the store and other raids in March and May earlier this year involved Trading Standards.
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