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Major Lancashire operation sees £200,000 illicit cigarettes and vapes seized from stores

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Lancashire Police and Trading Standards seized illicit cigarettes and vapes valued at nearly £200,000 as part of its proactive operations to target businesses flouting the law across the county. As part of Operation Wanderstar, the team closed three businesses linked to the sale of illicit…

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