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Under-age sales checks in Plymouth indicate 90% of stores do obey rules

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An operation to check on retailers selling age-restricted products to under-18s this month revealed that the vast majority are complying with the law, said Devon & Cornwall police. Earlier in June the force worked with trading standards to check on 20 stores in Plymouth and…

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