HM Customs have seized two vehicles, 27,000 cigarettes and made four arrests in four separate incidents this week. One incident occurring in a west side car park, involved two Spanish nationals who were arrested by HM Customs after their vehicle was searched and officials said they found to contain 20,400 cigarettes (102 cartons).
The men, one a 43 year old resident in Rota and the other a 59 year old from Cuenca, were seen acting suspiciously and were subsequently arrested for offences under the Tobacco Act. Both men have been bailed to surrender on July 19, both the cigarettes and a Spanish registered vehicle were seized. In another incident, 3,600 cigarettes (18 cartons) were seized after being detected during a routine patrol on Winston Churchill Avenue.
During an incident that is believed to be unrelated 3,000 cigarettes (15 cartons) were seized in a car park near Catalan Bay. Enquiries into both matters are ongoing. In a fourth incident, which happened on Tuesday afternoon, two Spanish nationals were arrested by HM Customs, at the Four Corners frontier station. The men, both La Linea residents, aged 43 and 25, who officers said they saw at British Lines Road throwing bags over the frontier fence.
When approached by HM Customs they attempted to evade arrest by speeding off in a Spanish registered vehicle. However, HM Custom officers from the land frontier stopped the vehicle on Winston Churchill Avenue and both men were arrested for Imports & Exports Act offences and have been bailed to surrender on July 5. The vehicle has been seized by HM Customs.
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