Cigarettes seized from lorry at King George Dock in Hull
HULL: Border Force officers have seized 63,680 cigarettes that were being smuggled on a lorry through King George Dock.
The Treasury would have missed out on more than £15,000 in unpaid duty if the cigarettes had not been discovered.
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Haul: Some of the cigarettes seized at King George Dock.
The haul was hidden inside hollow metal beams in a Polish-registered specially-adapted lorry, which was carrying a load of wet wipe tissues.
It arrived on a P&O ferry from Rotterdam on Thursday and was due to travel to Wales.
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A spokesman for the Border Force said no action will be taken against the Polish driver.
Sam Bullimore, of Border Force, said: "This seizure came about as a direct result of the skill, expertise and technical knowledge of our officers. Our staff work round the clock to keep our border secure and to make life as tough as possible for smugglers.
"Cigarette smuggling is not a victimless crime. It defrauds the public purse out of huge sums of money at a time when the country can least afford it.
"The gangs behind this sort of criminality are also often involved in other serious organised crime."
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