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Police hail underage sales operation success at Cumbria stores

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South Lakes Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) and Trading Standards conducted a test purchase operation at stores in Kendal, Windermere and Ulverston last night (14 May) in efforts to prevent electronic cigarettes and alcohol being sold to underage people in the area. Amid many reports of…

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