direct to your inboxA Strangeways shop council bosses say flogs 'counterfeit clothes' has been shutdown.Town hall chiefs say it was 'found trading illegally in a premises that lacked any Covid-19 safety measures'.Police, trading standards and Home Office officials raided the Bury New Road shop on December 3, Manchester council said in a statement.After cutting open security shutters, inside, officials found two staff and six customers.None of whom were wearing masks, the council said.There was no hand sanitiser and the shop was said to be cramped with inadequate ventilation.
Two staff members were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.A Manchester council spokesperson said the likelihood of Covid transmission inside the shop was.