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Illegal vapes and cigarettes worth £200k seized in raids
Lancashire Evening Post
|October 29, 2025
Police have seized almost £200,000 worth of illicit cigarettes and vapes, arrested six people and temporarily closed several businesses following a series of raids across Lancashire.
Police seized almost £200,000 worth of illicit cigarettes and vapes following a series of raids across Lancashire
The action was carried out as part of Operation Wanderstar, a countywide crackdown on businesses flouting trading laws.
Officers visited 22 premises in recent weeks, seizing counterfeit cash, freezing bank accounts linked to suspected money laundering and recovering thousands of pounds in cash.
Three shops were temporarily shut down following the raids.
This story is from the October 29, 2025 edition of Lancashire Evening Post.
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