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Callum Godde

Dodgy tobacco stores in sights but no 'silver bullet'

Shops selling illegal tobacco could be shut down for three months. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Industry figures have backed state laws to snuff out a long-running tobacco war, as the federal government faces renewed heat for fuelling the black market.

Victorian inspectors and police would be empowered to immediately issue closure ­orders of up to 90 days to stores caught selling illegal tobacco, the state Labor government announced on Sunday.

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