Many c-stores and vape shops linked to organised crime, Trading Standards report suggests

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Up to a third of American candy stores, and one in four fast food takeaways in some areas are thought to be fronts for crime gangs by enforcement officers, a CTSI report found

Half of the convenience stores and vape shops on some high streets are suspected to have links to organised crime, according to a poll of Trading Standards officers.

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