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Three stores closed and £50,000 in illegal tobacco and vape products seized in Barnet sting

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Three stores have been shut down after Barnet Council’s Trading Standards team seized nearly £50,000 in illicit smoking and vaping products in a single day of action. The closure notices were served on venues including Adam’s Smoke Shop on the A5 High Street in Edgware,…

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