Alexander Kindred,was arrested after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers intercepted him at Dover docks in Kent

Alexander Kindred, 55, of Glennturret Terrace, Perth, Scotland,sentenced to three and a half years in prison
He was arrested after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers intercepted him at Dover docks in Kent on April 26 last year.They discovered 4,229,200 cigarettes among the crates of biscuits, which he claimed had been loaded into the vehicle in Germany to be transported to the UK.A jury at Maidstone Crown Court heard that the revenue evaded on the tobacco amounted to £580,000.HMRC spokesman Bob Gaiger said: "We will not hesitate to take action against those dealing in smuggled goods and evading duty."This sentence will serve as a deterrent to others. Selling smuggled tobacco products is not a harmless tax fiddle - it cheats the Government of revenue, which can be used to fund vital public services, and jeopardises the trading of law-abiding tobacconists."

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