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Victoria police close first suspected illicit tobacco stores under new powers

Original: Police close first suspected illicit tobacco stores under Victoria's new powers By Bec Symons and Zaida Glibanovic Polic

Police and Tobacco Licensing Victoria have raided and shut down four stores in regional Victoria suspected of selling illicit tobacco, the first closures under the state's new enforcement powers. The move marks the beginning of a tougher crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade, which has been linked to organised crime and a string of fires at tobacco shops across Melbourne and country Victoria.

Why now: Victoria has just granted police new powers to immediately close suspect tobacco stores, and these are the first stores to be shut under them.

Victoria PoliceTobacco Licensing VictoriaVictoriaBec SymonsZaida Glibanovic

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• Police close first suspected illicit tobacco stores under Victoria's new powers By Bec Symons and Zaida Glibanovic Police, along with Tobacco Licensing Victoria, raid and close four stores suspected of selling illicit tobacco in country Victoria. https://www.… · abcfeeds@rssfeed.media

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