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Close to 40 stores have been shut down across Perth over the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes under new laws pushed through state parliament last month.
Health authorities now have the power to close down shops for up to 90 days if they were found to be stocking the illegal products.
Health Minister Meredith Hammat revealed that 39 stores had been closed in entertainment hotspots like Fremantle and Northbridge and in the suburbs during question time in parliament on Thursday afternoon.
“The first closure order happened the day after the laws were proclaimed, and that closure order was given effect in Kalgoorlie,” she said.
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