Barnet man sentenced for smuggling over a million cigarettes into the UK.
11, October 2018 | Ealing Times
A man who smuggled more than a million illegal cigarettes into the country in parcels labelled as ‘leather shoes’ has been sentenced.
Ashley Clinton-Carter, 60, of Mill Hill, set up 17 accounts at mailbox delivery outlets in London under the alias of John Bull to smuggle cigarettes into the UK from China.
Clinton-Carter was arrested on February 5 2015 carrying parcels containing 16,800 illicit cigarettes that he had collected from an outlet in Harrow.
During an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), officers found customs declarations for November 2014 to February 2015 which showed the packages should have contained ‘clothes’ or ‘leather shoes’ – A further 251,600 cigarettes were seized.
Another 810,200 cigarettes, addressed to the mailboxes, were seized by Border Force officers at Heathrow and Coventry airports.
Related Posts
Counterfeit Botox imported from Hong Kong, FDA reveals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged people to check product packaging...
Smuggling fines boost State budget
As many as 11,500 cases of smuggling and trade fraud have been uncovered in the...
Transcarpathian smugglers to be sent to fight in Donbas
Three smugglers caught red-handed will be sent to the military enlistment office...
Federal agents seize counterfeit goods
Agents with Immigration Customs Enforcement are on the scene, along with...