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A Lichfield shop selling illegal cigarettes and vapes will remain closed for a further three months.

On November 12, Euro Mini Market was raided in a operation with Lichfield District Council, Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire Police.

Environmental health and trading standard officers seized a large quantity of vapes, tobacco and cigarettes, including four suitcases hidden in an outbuilding and found using an LDC drone.

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On November 27, the court issued a Closure Order for a 3-month period, the maximum allowed.

Councillor Richard Cox, Lichfield District Council’s Cabinet Member for Community and Public Protection, said: “I am very pleased that magistrates have backed the

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