OFFICERS from the county's trading standards team have seized a large quantity of illegal vapes today.

Teams from Worcestershire Trading Standards were out in Worcester where they confiscated oversized vapes.

The legal maximum tank size for an e-cigarette is 2ml - around 600 puffs.

The vapes seized were all of a much higher capacity.

Worcestershire Trading Standards showed two large bags of the confiscated items, with a spokesperson saying: "We are concerned about non-compliant vapes on sale in Worcestershire.

"Retailers should check stock to ensure they have the UK address of importer/manufacturer, nicotine content no more than 2 per cent, no more than 2ml capacity, information leaflets, appropriate health warnings and labelling."