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Jump to full article: HM Customs and Excise, 2003-05-15
Intro: Passengers arriving at Teesside Airport from Tenerife in the last 48 hours have been greeted by a public address announcement from Customs and Excise outlining the tobacco and alcohol allowances from the Canary Islands and inviting travellers who are carrying more to deposit the excess in bins provided at the Customs green channel.
As a result of this exercise, Customs Officers from the regional strike force and local anti-smuggling staff have netted 157,000 cigarettes with a retail value of 35,000.
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