Illicit tobacco seized from Lincolnshire cabbie ‘belonged to organised crime gang
A Grantham taxi driver was caught with more than £250,000 worth of illicit tobacco destined for an organised crime gang.
Alan Clater, 62, was stopped by Wiltshire Police on the M4 near Swindon, during a joint operation with HM Revenue and Customs.
More than 1.5 tonnes of tobacco was discovered in the back of his transit van and Clater, of Hornsby Road, Grantham was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years, when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court. He was also ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
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