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Three men from Loughton and east London arrested after police uncover suspected smuggling plot

September 2, 2014 by adminficci News 0 comments

Three men have been arrested after a raid led to the discovery of a suspected tobacco smuggling plot worth an estimated £2.4 million.The suspects, two from Loughton and one from Forest Gate, all in their late 40s, were arrested on suspicion of tobacco smuggling under the Customs and Management Act 1979.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers, Essex Police and the National Crime Agency seized 8.5 million cigarettes and 30kg of shisha tobacco as it was unloaded from a container at farmland in Abridge on August 20.

http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11446614.Three_men_arrested_after_HMRC_uncover_suspected_smuggling_plot/

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