Feb 18 - Three Men And A Juvenile Arrested - £110K Of Tobacco Seized

Written by YGTV Team on 18 February 2016.

Officers of the Crime and Protective Services Division have seized a substantial quantity of tobacco valued at approximately £110,000. The tobacco was seized from a store within Francis Building. Four brands of tobacco, Ducal, Elyxir, Winston and Chesterfield make up the total 700,000 cigarettes seized.

Three men and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with the alleged offence.

The sixteen year old juvenile and:

1)  Moises SALGUERO RODRIGUEZ, a Spanish national, aged 28, of Calle 
Saturno, La Linea, Spain 


2)  Shane SOIZA, a British national, aged 19, of Edinburgh Estate, Gibraltar 


were jointly charged as follows:

1)  One count of possession of a commercial quantity of tobacco. 


2)  One count of being knowingly concerned in the attempted exportation of 
a commercial quantity of tobacco. 


3)  Once count of possession of transceiver radios. 


All three appeared at the Magistrates’ Court this morning.

A twenty-two year old local man was also arrested on suspicion of being knowingly concerned in the attempted exportation of tobacco. He was later released on bail pending further investigations. 

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