Tobacco smugglers hit with confiscation orders
A company director, who was jailed for smuggling over three tonnes of tobacco disguised as scented pot pourri through Manchester airport, has been ordered to repay £34,500 in stolen tax.
Mohammed ShazedJameel was ordered to repay the money following a financial investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
HMRC traced 33 illegal freight consignments back to Jameel, which added up to over three tonnes of tobacco. He was ordered to repay £34,500 within three months or face a compulsory default jail sentence of an additional two years. Jameel had been jailed previously for 38 months on 17 April 2015 at Manchester Crown Court for the smuggling offences.
Related Posts
Online Searches Often Lead Customers to Counterfeit Goods.
Counterfeit items have been a problem for some of the internet's biggest...
More Than $3.1 Million Of Counterfeit Watches Seized At O’Hare.
United States Customs and Border Protection officers seized 193 counterfeit...
800 cartons of illicit liquor seized in Gurugram
An FIR has been registered at the Manesar police station and the truck driver has...
Warning up vs fake, smuggled cigarettes
The rampant rise and open selling of smuggled cigarettes in many parts...