Bulgarian jailed for smuggling 180,000 cigarettes
October 27, 2014 | Dover-express
A VAN driver who smuggled almost 180,000 cigarettes through Dover has been jailed for two years.
Valentin Ivanov’s van was stopped by Border Force officers at Dover in September 2014. A search of the vehicle uncovered the 179,600 smuggled cigarettes hidden in the back of the van. The duty and VAT evaded on the haul was £41,747.12.
Ivanov pleaded guilty to smuggling the cigarettes into the UK and was jailed for two years at Maidstone Crown Court on October 21.
Upon sentencing, His Honour Judge Joy said that was Ivanov was a very dishonest man.
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