Illegal mini-marts, barbers and vape shops could be shut for up to a year under new government powers. The plans follow enforcement action on Soho Road in Handsworth and wider concern about organised crime on local high streets.
locality•local news•Birmingham illegal shops•Soho Road raids•Handsworth•West Midlands Police•Operation Fearless•illegal vapes•illegal tobacco•trading standards•high street crime•shop closure orders•organised crime
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