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Police swoop and seize £50,000 worth of cigarettes on A90

The cigarettes were seized on the A90
The cigarettes were seized on the A90

An enormous haul of cigarettes believed to be counterfeit and worth an estimated street value of £50,000 has been confiscated from a driver on the A90.

A 45-year-old man has been charged after he was found behind the wheel of a grey Jaguar XF on the Dundee to Aberdeen road, close to Stonehaven.

Officers, acting on a tip-off, swooped at around 5.10pm on Sunday.

Last night an HM Revenue and Customs spokesman revealed suspect tobacco had been recovered.

The spokesman said: “HMRC Officers, working with Police Scotland, have seized an estimated £50,000 worth of cigarettes, which we suspect are illegal, from a car on the A90 near Stonehaven.

“A 45-year-old man has been charged under section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

“HMRC is working hard to counter illicit tobacco, which costs the UK around £2billion a year in lost revenue.

“Anyone who suspects cigarettes or tobacco is being illegally produced, smuggled or sold can help us by calling the customs hotline on 0800 59 5000.”

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “Acting on intelligence provided, officers stopped a vehicle travelling up the A90 which was believed to be involved in the transport of illegal substances.

“Upon searching the vehicle a large amount of counterfeit cigarettes were seized and the driver was brought into custody.”