From: Lancashire Post
An illegal Preston cigarette factory sparked an investigation which uncovered more than 100 tonnes of imported raw tobacco with a value of £17 million.
Today, three three men were jailed for a total of 16 years for the tax fraud.
HM Revenue and Customs discovered that a Poland-based criminal network used several sites in the North West and Essex to process raw tobacco into illegal tobacco products in an attempt to evade Excise Duty and VAT.
