Customs seize seven tonnes of tobacco at port of Purfleet
AN attempt to smuggle almost seven tonnes of hand-rolling tobacco into the UK through the Port of Purfleet has been prevented by Border Force officers. The 6.93 tonnes, one of the largest ever seizures made at the port, had been shipped to the UK from Belgium inside a trailer whose contents had been listed as simply “pallets”. Had the smuggling attempt proved successful it would have cost the Treasury approximately £1.77m in unpaid duty.
Related Posts
Police crack down on designer deceit in O.C.
As part of "Operation Fashion Faux Pas" the federal agents seized more than...
Express & Star investigates: How bootleg cigarettes help fund terrorism
Huge profits from smokers who buy cheap and illegal cigarettes are ending up in...
HMSI takes action against counterfeit parts, raids 2 locations in Mumbai
The company says the police seized over 1,500 fake parts with an estimated value...
Smuggled foreign cigarettes seized in Hyderabad, five held.
Smuggled foreign cigarettes valued at ₹ 1.03 crore were seized by Hyderabad city...