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Foreigners ran Czech illegal tobacco plant  

Czech customs officers said they arrested six illegal immigrants who operated a clandestine tobacco plant producing cigarettes for the British market.

The illegal cigarette factory at Chvalovice, outside Prague, was the 12th similar plant discovered since the Czech Republic became a member of the European Union in 2004, Miroslav Novacek, an official of the Czech customs directorate, told reporters Friday.

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