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Nationwide crackdown on illegal goods continues to bite

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The nationwide crackdown on illegal products being sold in convenience stores continued in Staffordshire this week, as the council announced it had seized vapes, cigarettes and illegal food with a retail value of £8,000. The goods were confiscated in a raid at a store in…

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