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• 28,000 cigarettes seized in raids by Customs officials 

Jump to full article: Belfast Telegraph (uk), 2009-07-10
Author: Deborah McAleese

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Almost 30,000 counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes have been seized from premises in north Belfast by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

During early morning raids at eight premises in north Belfast yesterday, Revenue and Customs officers, supported by the PSNI, seized 28,000 counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes and business records.

As part of an ongoing programme of visits to businesses across Northern Ireland, HMRC officers used new hand-held scanning equipment to quickly identify counterfeit or non UK-duty paid tobacco products.

The scanner detects covert security markings on the packaging, invisible to the naked eye, and gives an instant indication of counterfeit or smuggled tobacco.

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