Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Stewardess jailed for tobacco smuggling

September 11, 2015 by admin News 0 comments

An air stewardess who repeatedly smuggled shisha tobacco into the UK from Dubai, evading more than £57,000 in excise duty, has been jailed for 18 months after she was investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Jade Kaur, from Stretford, was caught with 25kg of non-UK duty paid shisha tobacco and 3,200 cigarettes in her luggage when stopped by Border Force officers after landing at Manchester Airport in November last year.

The 27-year-old was arrested and the HMRC investigation uncovered messages on her mobile phone that proved she had carried out at least a dozen similar long-haul trips while off duty.

Kaur owned up to illegally bringing 275kg of shisha into the UK between July 2014 and see more at :

http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/10426/Stewardess_jailed_for_tobacco_smuggling.html#sthash.ifaKbW6N.dpuf

Prev
Next

Related Posts

Fake university uses Apple Store pics to lure unsuspecting students
February 6, 2015

Move over Xiaomi! While it’s easy to claim that China’s biggest smartphone...

Black market tobacco now 14.5 per cent of all consumption, Illicit Tobacco in Australia report shows
May 5, 2015

THE BILLION dollar illicit tobacco black market has hit a record high as...

Smuggled $577K was laced with fake cash to buy BVI boat, court hears
August 1, 2018

The 72-year-old visitor recently held at the TB Lettsome International Airport...

Police in Patra, on Wednesday detained three Pakistani nationals, aged 37, 33 and 15, believed to be members of a racket trading in contraband tobacco in the western port. Initially officers arrested the 37-year-old after
August 7, 2016

On the basis of a tip-off received by Excise Commissioner Rishiraj Singh, excise...