UK Shop Owner Fined Nearly £8,000 for Selling E-Cigarettes to a Minor

A shop owner in Hazel Grove, UK, was found guilty of selling e-cigarettes to a 14-year-old child and was fined nearly £8,000 by the court.

According to Stockport News, Syed Nasir Afzal Shah, the owner of Amafhha Traders Ltd, was fined £2,200 by Stockport Magistrates on November 1 for selling e-cigarettes to an underage trading standards volunteer without verifying the child's age.

Additionally, Shah was fined £3,500 for failing to provide packaging and information leaflets for the e-cigarettes during the transaction, which is a violation of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016.

Mr. Shah stated that he and his company admitted all charges, and the court reduced his £5,700 fine to £3,800 in recognition of his early guilty plea. However, he was still required to pay a £1,520 victim surcharge and £2,394.08 in prosecution costs.