A BRADFORD man will appear in court in May to answer multiple charges relating to thousands of counterfeit cigarettes.
Omer Mohammed Karim Jaf, 35, will have to answer 19 charges brought by West Yorkshire Trading Standards, including possession of thousands of packets of counterfeit cigarettes "likely to be mistaken" for official brands such as Benson and Hedges and Lambert and Butler.
The charges all relate to January 2021, and several relate to products stocked at the Local Mini Market on Thornton Lane,
Jaf, of Carr Bottom Road, was listed to appear at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court on Tuesday, but failed to attend.
The court adjourned the case until May 31. Magistrates said Jaf would be sent a letter informing him that if he fails to attend on that date, a warrant will be issued for his arrest.
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