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Trading Standards team raids Southend c-stores, seizing Illegal products

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Thousands of illegal cigarettes, 10 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and over 1,000 illegal disposable vapes have been seized during raids on three convenience stores in Southend. Southend-on-Sea City Council’s Trading Standards team, supported by specialist detection dogs, uncovered the illicit products hidden in cavity walls…

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