Wirral shop closed after illegal tobacco found in microwave

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 14:07 · Archive

Everpool Shop and Vape in Wallasey was closed for three months after police found 1,720 illegal cigarettes and 0.75kg of hand-rolling tobacco hidden inside a microwave.

Everpool Shop and Vape on Liscard Way in Wallasey has been shut for three months following a court order from Wirral Magistrates' Court. The closure was deemed necessary to stop the public nuisance and criminality associated with the premises.

Merseyside Police visited the shop on 25 February and seized 1,720 illegal cigarettes and 0.75kg of illegal hand-rolling tobacco, which were found hidden in a cupboard, inside a microwave and in a bag in the stockroom. Wirral Council Trading Standards conducted further inspections and identified the sale of illegal foodstuffs and the absence of mandatory business names and age-restricted sales notices.

Following additional complaints and intelligence reports, test purchases of counterfeit cigarettes were made at the premises in June and October. This led to a closure notice being served and a court application for the three-month closure order. Neither Ahmad Husseni, the company's sole director, nor a representative of the landlord Azuo Property Limited attended the hearing.

This is the 28th maximum three-month closure order secured by Wirral Council's Trading Standards and Legal Services teams since December 2025, with Councillor Jenny Johnson noting the council has secured more than one closure order a fortnight over the past ten months.

How it is being reported

• Wallasey shop shut down after what police found in microwaveThe shop is the 28th to be shut down in Wirral since DecemberLiverpool Echo · 30 Oct, 13:25
• Wirral shop closed for three months after illegal tobacco found inside microwaveWallasey shop Everpool Shop and Vape shut for three months after illegal cigarettes and tobacco were found hidden in a microwave under a Wirral court order.Wirral Globe · 30 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Everpool Shop and Vape · Wirral Magistrates' Court · Wirral Council Trading Standards · Merseyside Police · Ahmad Husseni · Azuo Property Limited · Wallasey · Wirral

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