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German national arrested after 2.5million cigarettes seized at Tilbury Docks

November 20, 2014 by admin News 0 comments

A GERMAN man was arrested at Tilbury Docks on suspicion of smuggling 2.5 million cigarettes into the UK.The haul, worth around £580,000 in lost revenue, was seized by HM Revenue and Customs on Monday The 36-year-old was arrested after detection by Border Force officers.The Gold Mount cigarettes had arrived from Zeebrugge in Belguim.Jennie Kendall, spokesperson for HMRC, said: “This was a substantial haul of illegal cigarettes, destined for sale on UK streets through black market profiteers.

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