UK seizes 4.8 million illegal cigarettes, 35kg cannabis, others at Manchester airport

UK seizes 4.8 million illegal cigarettes, 35kg cannabis, others at Manchester airport

The UK Border Force has seized over 4.8 million illegal cigarettes and 35kg of cannabis worth £2.59m in a four-day crackdown at Manchester Airport.

Four million illegal cigarettes seized in Manchester Border Force ...

Border Force officers seized more than four million illegal cigarettes worth an estimated £2.59m in crackdown at Manchester Airport

Four million illegal cigarettes seized in Border Force crackdown

Border Force officers have stubbed out criminals’ attempts to flood Britain’s streets with illegal cigarettes, seizing 4,884,001 cigarettes alongside 405kg of rolling tobacco, worth an estimated £2.59 million, in a four-day crackdown at Manchester Airport, Home Office reported on Monday (Oct 26). Targeting high-risk flights, baggage and passengers, officers seized illegal cigarettes and tobacco, made four arrests, and denied entry to 23 people. …