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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Tom Pegden

Shops caught selling illegal cigarettes ordered to shut

Shops selling illegal cigarettes have been forced to close – and more could follow

Lincolnshire Magistrates Court ordered two Boston shops to shut for three months after hearing how they were being used for criminal activity.

The shops – ‘Bucharest’ in West Street, and ‘King Power' mini market in Horncastle Road –were two of five in the town targeted by Lincolnshire Trading Standards and Lincolnshire Police’s licensing team in a crack-down against illegal cigarette and alcohol sales.

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