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Key points

• Tobacco Licensing Victoria and Victoria Police have closed four suspected illicit tobacco stores across the Latrobe Valley for 90 days. The closures follow new laws introduced on September 9 that give authorities power to intervene in the illicit tobacco trade.
• Tobacco Licensing Victoria's chief operating officer, Bree Oliver, said the area was targeted due to intelligence about high illicit supply. Latrobe City Mayor Sharon Gibson welcomed the action.
• Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the closures showed the scale of the illegal trade in his electorate.