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The jury did not buy it for one minute." Richard Paris, assistant director in HMRCs Fraud Investigation Service, said: This gang was large, organised, sophisticated and determined to break the law

They also revealed that officers seized seven tonnes of tobacco at the same port in October 2025 in a truck traveling the same route from the Netherlands to Ireland

Councillor Jenny Hannaby, Oxfordshire County Councils Cabinet Member for Community Safety, said: While there is no safe level of smoking, there is also no way of knowing what is contained in unregulated and counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco products, which could put your health at an even greater risk

The cigarettes hidden in the lorry and a few of the sacks of potatoes that were hiding them.(Image: Douane Franaise/French Customs) French Customs officials inspecting the lorry.(Image: Douane Franaise/French Customs) The merchandise, intended for illegal distribution networks, will be destroyed by customs officials