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flag Police seized £60K in illegal vapes and tobacco across Essex in a nationwide crackdown.

flag Essex Police, alongside Trading Standards, Border Force, and HMRC, seized over £60,000 in illegal vapes and tobacco across Essex towns as part of the national Op Machinize operation. flag Over two weeks, raids in Colchester, Clacton, Braintree, Chelmsford, and Basildon uncovered 98,500 cigarettes, 47.5kg of tobacco, 3,141 vapes, and £6,000 in suspected illicit cash, hidden in shops, vehicles, and concealed compartments. flag The coordinated effort targets money laundering and organized crime exploiting legitimate businesses, with authorities stressing ongoing intelligence-led cooperation to identify and prosecute offenders higher in the supply chain.

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