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Barrow shop closed down after £28,000 worth of illegal tobacco and vapes found

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A Barrow shop has been ordered to close for three months following a joint operation by Westmorland and Furness Trading Standards and Barrow Neighbourhood Policing Team. The closure order has been brought under anti-social behaviour legislation and is the first in Westmorland and Furness for…

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