Businesses in Suffolk were caught selling alcohol and vapes to children.
Suffolk Trading Standards conducted an underage sales operation and visited five shops in Bungay, Halesworth, Lowestoft and Saxmundham.
Two of the businesses, located in Halesworth and Saxmundham, sold age-restricted products to the underage volunteer.
One sold the volunteer a vape, while the other sold alcohol.
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The legal age to buy alcohol, vapes or e-cigarettes in the country is 18 years old.
A spokesman for Suffolk Trading Standards said: "Intelligence was received from police and members of the public on all of the retailers with each given advice in previous month on their responsibilities.
"Each retailer was told that we would be visiting to test their due diligence and investigations will continue."
Anyone with information on a business selling age restricted products to children should report it to Suffolk Trading Standards via Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133.
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