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Bristol convenience store raids net nearly 100,000 illegal cigarettes

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Tens of thousands of cigarettes, stolen tobacco and other items have been seized from convenience stores following a successful multi-agency operation in East Bristol. Avon and Somerset police officers, Bristol City Council’s trading standards officials, HMRC and the Home Office were all involved in the…

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