Five arrested in smuggling investigation
Five men have been arrested in North London, on suspicion of smuggling tobacco and alcohol, after an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to tackle an estimated £1m tax fraud.
The men were arrested after suspected illegal cigarettes were discovered in a vehicle at an industrial unit in the Tottenham area. The cigarettes were found in hollowed out metal plating, part of a cargo that had arrived from Poland. Further searches of two other industrial units revealed large quantities of suspected smuggled alcohol.
In total, HMRC officers seized 3,500,000 cigarettes and over 150,000 cans of beer and cider from the industrial units. During subsequent searches of private addresses and vehicles officers seized £40,000 in cash.
Related Posts
Cash, goods worth over ₹5.5 crore seized in poll-bound Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Unaccounted cash, liquor and other goods worth more than Rs 5.5 crore...
Businessman held for over Rs 3 crore gold smuggling
MUMBAI: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials on Wednesday arrested...
Fake branded products worth 1.38 crore seized
Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have seized fake branded dress...
Hong Kong Customs detects suspected case of smuggling illicit tobacco
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Hong Kong Customs smashed a suspected case of smuggling...

