Customs officials seize 10 million black market cigarettes

Customs officials in Tilburg have seized a consignment of some 10 million black market cigarettes and arrested a 68-year-old man.

The cigarettes were found in a warehouse and officials think they were heading for the British market.

Last year officials seized some 62 million illegal cigarettes in the Netherlands.

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