Drugs, Counterfeit Goods and Suspected Stolen Phones Seized

Drugs, Counterfeit Goods and Suspected Stolen Phones Seized

As part of Operation Reckoning 6, Safer Neighbourhood Team officers worked alongside Tower Hamlets Trading Standards to conduct joint operation to premises involved in the buying and selling of second-hand mobile phones and other businesses suspected of regulatory breaches.

A total of five shops were visited during the operation. Officers and Trading Standards staff checked 18 mobile phones and 2 laptops to identify suspected stolen property and ensure compliance with trading regulations.

The operation resulted in significant enforcement action, including:

These proactive operations help disrupt criminal activity, remove illegal goods from circulation, and ensure businesses operating within our communities comply with the law.

We remain committed to working with our partners to tackle crime, protect consumers, and keep our neighbourhoods safe. Further operations will continue across the borough as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.