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11/01/2013
Customs Officers Seize 500,000 Smuggled Cigarettes
Customs officers have discovered 500,000 allegedly smuggled cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit watches intended for sale in the UK.
The items, worth £100,000 in duty alone, were seized in Bridgend on Tuesday at a storage facility near the town centre.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) also found £6,000 cash in a vehicle.
A 50-year-old man from Pencoed near Bridgend and a 57-year-old man from Birmingham have been arrested and released on bail.
The investigation continues.
(GK)
The items, worth £100,000 in duty alone, were seized in Bridgend on Tuesday at a storage facility near the town centre.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) also found £6,000 cash in a vehicle.
A 50-year-old man from Pencoed near Bridgend and a 57-year-old man from Birmingham have been arrested and released on bail.
The investigation continues.
(GK)
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