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The same story continues through the rest of the manifesto: free bus travel for under-22s and a ban on single-use plastics were delivered; alcohol advertising restrictions and annual citizens assemblies were scrapped.

According to the council, the seizures included 2,892 American food items, more than 30,000 cigarettes, 3,182 single-use vapes as well as nicotine pouches, heated tobacco, travel adaptors and power banks.

The single-use vapes included products which claimed to be "zero nicotine" and then had nicotine displayed on their list of ingredients.

A spokesperson said: "These business owners would never knowingly involve themselves in criminal activity. Rather, it is since the resurgence of popularity of single-use vapes, and therefore a popular 'cash market', that we've seen organised crime gangs get involved in importing and distributing vapes."

Paul and Connor agree single-use vapes are among the main driving forces of the illegal trade and hope the coming ban will improve the situation.