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Police seize £10,000 worth of illegal products linked to Coventry store

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The latest in a string of nationwide shop raids has seen thousands of pounds worth of illegal vapes and counterfeit tobacco seized in Coventry. Officers from the West Midlands Police North East neighbourhood team joined forces with Trading Standards for an operation on Monday (12…

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