Man held after 55,000 cigarettes seized
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of smuggling 55,000 packets of cigarettes into the country.
Officers from the Rotherham Central local policing team (LPT) carried out a raid at an address in Eastwood on Wednesday.
A spokesman said the haul had a street value of around £300,000 and was suspected to have been smuggled into the country to evade tax.
A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of tax evasion and possession of criminal property.