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Cigarettes and tobacco worth £2000 in lost taxes found in west Belfast

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Thursday, 2 August 2018 15:32

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4,320 cigarettes and 1.55 kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco have been seized during searches in west Belfast.

 

Officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force discovered the items at three commercial properties on Wednesday 1st August.

 

The products are worth an estimated £2000 in lost duty and taxes.

 

Steve Tracey, Assistant Director, Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC, said:

 

"Working together in partnership with other enforcement colleagues we can target the criminal gangs who are stealing from the taxpayer, robbing public services and undermining legitimate, honest traders."

 

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