Cigarette Smuggling Attempt Foiled At East Midlands Airport

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Four males were detained by customs officers at East Midlands Airport last week after attempting to smuggle £140,000 of cigarettes into the UK.

This latest attempt is only a couple of weeks after 120,000 cigarettes were discovered on passengers on another flight at the same airport.

When asked about the latest haul a Detection Manager for East Midlands Airport stated “We hope this second seizure of smuggled cigarettes in just over a week sends a clear and powerful message to would-be criminals that we have successful and effective teams of customs officers working at regional airports.�

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