A SKIPTON shop has been fined after selling fake cigarettes and tobacco as well as falsely labelled vodka. Fifteen charges in total were brought against both Lewiatan Ltd, an off-licence in Sackville Street, and Shahram Sharifi, of the same address. The charges were dated February 12, 2020 and were brought to York Magistrates' Court by Trading Standards which had seized the goods. Ten charges relate to counterfeit cigarettes and rolling tobacco, three charges of false labelling of Krakoff Vodka which falsely described the alcohol content, one charge of failing to comply with EU provision concerning food safety and hygiene and one charge of vodka being sold when appropriate labelling was abse... [Read more]