Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Revealed: the £2m illegal tobacco baron from Rochdale on Crimestopper’s Most Wanted list

November 18, 2014 by admin News 0 comments

The man behind a £2.2m cigarette smuggling operation has been revealed as one of 10 people from Manchester on the Crimestoppers most wanted list. Ahmed Salim Khezri, from Freehold, Rochdale, is a member of an organised crime group which supplied non-UK duty paid cigarettes at various UK locations. Iranian national Khezri, 24, went on the run but was found guilty in his absence at Manchester Crown Court and sentenced to six years in jail in April 2014. The cost to the taxpayer is estimated to be over £2.2 million.

 

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/revealed-2m-illegal-tobacco-baron-8128059

Prev
Next

Related Posts

DRI seizes 101kg gold smuggled from Nepal to Mumbai
February 22, 2023

MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 101kg gold...

Customs officials seize stash of fake iPhone components in Hong Kong.
June 20, 2019

$120,000 of knockoff parts for iPhones and other handsets have been seized by...

Counterfeit incidents maintain record rate in 2012: IHS
November 3, 2012

Counterfeit parts are an escalating global supply chain challenge where a single...

Major Iphone Smuggling bust at Delhi airport
April 22, 2024

In a significant operation, custom officials at the Indira Gandhi International...