A LARGE quantity of illegal tobacco has been found hidden inside a wall in a Malvern shop.

Malvern Cops, part of West Mercia Police, attended the shop in Malvern Link today (Wednesday) with trading standards and sniffer dogs involved in the search. 

A spokesperson for the local police team for Malvern, Upton, Kempsey and Tenbury, said: "The Team attended a shop in Malvern Link today with Worcestershire Trading Standards and B.W.Y Canine Ltd. A large quantity of illegal tobacco was seized which was located concealed in a wall. A prosecution will likely follow."