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Four Men Charged With Cigarette Smuggling

Published: Tue 25 Jun 2002 03:35 PM
25 June 2002
The Customs Service today announced that it has laid charges against four men and a company alleged to be involved in a joint enterprise to smuggle cigarettes into New Zealand.
The charges relate to the importation of 1,993,600 cigarettes, concealed within articles of furniture in a sea freight container at Auckland on or about 30 May 2002.
The charges carry maximum fines of up to $750,000, or prison sentences of up to 6 months.
The first calling for this matter is Friday 28 June 2002 at 09:30 a.m. at the District Court at Auckland.
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