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| Port of Hull: Sniffer dog finds 'largest' illegal cigarette shipment | Port of Hull: Sniffer dog finds 'largest' illegal cigarette shipment |
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| The 99 million illegal cigarettes were found inside eight containers supposed to contain birchwood logs | The 99 million illegal cigarettes were found inside eight containers supposed to contain birchwood logs |
| A sniffer dog at the Port of Hull has found 99 million illegal cigarettes in shipping containers, the biggest ever seizure of its kind at a UK port. | A sniffer dog at the Port of Hull has found 99 million illegal cigarettes in shipping containers, the biggest ever seizure of its kind at a UK port. |
| The cigarettes, in eight containers, were found in June and were said to have been shipped through the United Arab Emirates, import papers suggested. | The cigarettes, in eight containers, were found in June and were said to have been shipped through the United Arab Emirates, import papers suggested. |
| HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said the cigarettes were worth about £44m in unpaid taxes. | HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said the cigarettes were worth about £44m in unpaid taxes. |
| The import documents had described the containers as carrying birchwood logs. | The import documents had described the containers as carrying birchwood logs. |
| A 57-year-old man from south Wales was arrested in July in connection with the seizure and was released on bail, HMRC said. | |
| A Border Force tobacco detection dog found the illegal cigarettes on 1 June | A Border Force tobacco detection dog found the illegal cigarettes on 1 June |
| Another man from the Birmingham area had been interviewed under caution, with investigations ongoing, it added. | Another man from the Birmingham area had been interviewed under caution, with investigations ongoing, it added. |
| Anthony Usher, deputy director of HMRC's fraud investigation service, said: "This is the single largest seizure of cigarettes ever made at a UK port. | Anthony Usher, deputy director of HMRC's fraud investigation service, said: "This is the single largest seizure of cigarettes ever made at a UK port. |
| "Our streets would have been flooded with them, had they not been discovered. | "Our streets would have been flooded with them, had they not been discovered. |
| "Cheap cigarettes come at a cost as they often fund organised crime and other illegal activity that causes real harm to our communities, such as drugs, guns and human trafficking." | "Cheap cigarettes come at a cost as they often fund organised crime and other illegal activity that causes real harm to our communities, such as drugs, guns and human trafficking." |
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