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Cigarette smoker foiled again  

An 18-year-old holidaymaker who flew out of Tenerife with 16,600 cigarettes in her suitcase was arrested for attempted smuggling shortly after her arrival at East Midlands airport on February 11.

Rebecca Berry had already been stopped for trying to slip through customs with large quantities of cigarettes on two previous occasions at two other airports. She now faces a nighttime curfew which requires her to stay at home from 8 pm to 8 am for six months. A spokesman for Revenue and Customs at East Midlands told the press: "We hope this sends a clear message to those involved in cigarette smuggling

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