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Coventry raids find five stores stocking illegal tobacco and vapes

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Trading standards and police officers confiscated “hundreds of thousands” of illegal vapes and cigarettes in raids on retailers in Coventry, West Midlands, the council announced this week. In a co-ordinated operation that mirrors similar efforts nationwide, Coventry Council’s trading standards team, together with police and…

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