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'Underage' agents trap 10 shops selling cigarettes to minors 

Jump to full article: Gulf News (ae), 2004-01-22
Author: Abu Dhabi *By Shireena Al Nowais, Staff Reporter

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Youngsters posing as minors attempting to buy cigarettes have succeeded in getting 10 shops closed down in the city.

Working "undercover" for Abu Dhabi Municipality, they went to shops, supermarkets and cafeterias to check whether they are complying with the ban on selling cigarettes to minors.

According to the municipality these shops bore the sticker banning the sale of tobacco to children and knew about the ministry's regulation.

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