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Huddersfield’s MP is demanding urgent government action to shut down “dodgy shops” fueling money laundering and undermining town centers, citing a national surge in illicit businesses and slashed trading standards budgets. With over 3,600 shops across the UK caught with illegal goods last year and billions laundered annually, she’s calling for a clear enforcement timeline. Rising vape and barber shop numbers have accelerated decline in the North and Midlands, while staff cuts have crippled local oversight. But new hope arrives: a £30 million crackdown and a High Street Organized Crime Unit targeting money laundering, counterfeit goods, and trafficking — backed by a recent £2.7 million seizure in West Yorkshire, proving the strategy can work.

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