Friday 26th August 2011
Man Jailed over £85,000 of illegal cigarettes
A MAN who helped flood the streets of South Tyneside with black market cigarettes has been put behind bars.
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Monday 15th August 2011
Crackdown on illegal cigarettes in Blackpool
A new operation targeting people who sell counterfeit cigarettes to young people, is under way in Blackpool.
Monday 25th July 2011
12 million smuggled cigs seized in Gateshead
An underworld smuggling network operating on Tyneside has been smashed after the biggest seizure of illegal cigarettes the region has ever seen.
Friday 22nd July 2011
Five arrests in Merseyside linked to tobacco and cash
Two men and three women from Merseyside have been arrested, and cigarettes and tobacco seized, during raids by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers.
Friday 22nd July 2011
Stockport man smuggles smoke in mirrors
A Stockport man who illegally smuggled a tonne of tobacco into the UK hidden in furniture, mirrors and handicrafts has been sentenced.
Friday 10th June 2011
Ex-train driver denies part in £200,000 international fraud
A FORMER Whitehaven train driver masterminded a £200,000 international fraud by sending illicit drugs and tobacco home to his friends in West Cumbria after emigrating to Thailand, a court has heard.
Wednesday 18th May 2011
HMRC target illegal tobacco across Lancashire and Manchester
More than 37 kilos of illegal tobacco and almost 23,000 non UK duty paid cigarettes have been seized by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in an operation targeting the trade in illegal tobacco across Lancashire and Manchester.
Wednesday 4th May 2011
Game over for Cheshire cigarette smuggler
A Macclesfield man, who hijacked the identity of a company in Wales and illegally imported over 18 million cigarettes in containers claiming they were board games was jailed for three years and eight months.
Tuesday 8th March 2011
Rochdale ‘flowers’ wilt under scrutiny
A market trader from Rochdale, who claimed boxes containing 40kilos of smuggled tobacco were packed with flowers, was sentenced to a suspended jail term and community work at Manchester Crown Court today for trading in illicit tobacco. His accomplice from Humberside was sentenced to 19 months jail.
Monday 4th October 2010
Police find more than they bargain for in pound shop
Police officers in Bolton discover packs of illegal cigarettes and contraband loose tobacco after raiding a busy town centre pound shop.
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