Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Sixty tab houses operating in Middlesbrough
A mum is likely to lose her job and family home after being convicted of selling cigarettes to children.
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Wednesday 12th October 2011
Court stubs out tobacco sellers
TWO men who sold almost £1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and tobacco from a Doncaster mini market have been jailed for a total of 11 years.
Wednesday 12th October 2011
Manchester airport shop worker jailed for her part in ‘sophisticated’ tax dodge on duty free cigarettes
A Manchester airport worker has been jailed for her part in a gang scam to illegally buy millions of duty-free cigarettes – avoiding paying tax.
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.
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.
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