Foreign satellite equipment has been seized from two Newcastle pubs.
Newcastle City Centre Trading Standards raided the Beyond Bar & Grill on Newgate Street and the Bluebell in Jesmond in conjunction with Northumberland police.
An investigation is now also underway into the suppliers of the equipment, which was used to screen Premier League football matches.
"These raids should serve as a warning to licensees who are using foreign satellite equipment to broadcast Barclays Premier League football," said a Premier League spokesman.
"If publicans continue to ignore the existing advice of the courts in respect of the illegal use of foreign satellite systems then they will be subject to legal action."
Newcastle City Centre Trading Standards raided the Beyond Bar & Grill on Newgate Street and the Bluebell in Jesmond in conjunction with Northumberland police.
An investigation is now also underway into the suppliers of the equipment, which was used to screen Premier League football matches.
"These raids should serve as a warning to licensees who are using foreign satellite equipment to broadcast Barclays Premier League football," said a Premier League spokesman.
"If publicans continue to ignore the existing advice of the courts in respect of the illegal use of foreign satellite systems then they will be subject to legal action."