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BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.
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BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.
A BBC undercover investigation exposed mini-marts in the West Midlands openly selling illegal substances, including cocaine and cannabis, with transactions documented through secret filming techniques.
BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.
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