Sunderland smuggler jailed for part in £1.3m cigarette operation
A SUNDERLAND smuggler has been jailed for his part in a £1.3million cigarette smuggling gang.Glen Chrisp, of Pear Tree Mews, Sunderland, was part of a 10-strong gang brought before Newcastle Crown Court yesterday, to face conspiracy charges of fraudulent evasion of £1.3m duty, and money laundering a total of £820,000 in profits from the scam, between January 2010 and October 2012.Newcastle Crown Court heard hundreds of thousands of pounds passed through the bank accounts of the conspirators involved – who were all claiming benefits – and hundreds of flights and boat trips were booked to collect shipments from Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg.
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