
Gang jailed for smuggling Cigarettes
Customs officers seized 3,268,200 Pride brand cigarettes – a brand not available in the UK – from a storage unit in Bolton.
Members of an illegal cigarettes gang who cheated the taxman out of almost £760,000 have been jailed. Customs officers seized 3,268,200 Pride brand cigarettes – a brand not available in the UK – from a storage unit in Bolton.
Most were found hidden in metal pipes in a freight consignment.
HM Revenue and Customs uncovered a central storage unit on Hacken Lane, in Bolton, in April. Some of the gang were found at the unit at the time.
Officers identified a number of vehicles being used to transport illegal cigarettes around the North West. These vehicles were observed travelling to and from the commercial unit in Bolton.
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