Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.THREE Airdrie men have been charged after 4.2 million suspected illicit cigarettes were seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Officers made the discovery when they attended a Glasgow warehouse.
The goods found are believed to be worth an estimated £1.6 million in lost duty and taxes.Further enquiries led to the uncovering of a tobacco factory in Hamilton, which was dismantled with the seizure of two industrial mixing machines, a tobacco shredding machine, packaging and 45kg of tobacco.In an operation supported by Police Scotland, the three Airdrie men – aged between 25 and 34 – were arrested and charged with excise duty fraud and money laundering.
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