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Scarborough retailers prosecuted for selling vapes illegally

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North Yorkshire Council has become the latest local authority to crack down on those selling vapes to under-age children. The council issued a warning to retailers after Scarborough magistrates heard this week that a 15-year-old was used as a test purchaser under supervision of council…

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