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Heart of the South West Trading Standards seized £166,000 worth of suspected illicit goods
Posted 09 April 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|South West
UPDATES: More than 18,000 suspected illegal tobacco products and 2,000 illegal vapes have been seized by Officers from Heart of the South West Tradin.
More than 18,000 suspected illegal tobacco products and 2,000 illegal vapes have been seized by Officers from Heart of the South West Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police in a recent operation.
The illicit goods, which have a combined estimated value of more than £166,000, were found in a rural location in the South Hams district of Devon.
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