More than £10,000 worth of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and vapes have been seized after police raided a shop in Warrington.

A joint investigation between Cheshire Police, Trading Standards, Immigration and HM Revenue and Customs resulted in the discovery of the illicit goods on Tuesday (August 12).

A search of one premises on Orford Lane resulted in officers locating a well-hidden key in a secret compartment of the shop that unlocked a van to the rear of the property.

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Upon opening the van, a stash of £8,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco (14,000 cigarettes and 1kg of hand rolled tobacco), along with £2,000 worth of illegal vapes and another £1,000 of counterfeit goods was fou

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