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Heart of the South West Trading Standards has seized illicit tobacco in its latest operation
Posted 24 February 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|South West
UPDATES: Intelligence that illegal tobacco and vapes were being sold to children prompted a joint raid in Taunton, leading to significant seizures as investigators continued efforts to disrupt the illicit trade.
Heart of the South West (HotSW) Trading Standards and Avon and Somerset Police have seized more than £25,000 worth of illicit tobacco and illegal vapes from a shop in Taunton.
The raid, which took place on 21 February, came about after intelligence was received that cheap tobacco and vapes were being sold to local children.
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