The Neighbourhood Support Team (NST) carried out a warrant at a convenience store in London Road on Monday afternoon (12 July) which resulted in four men being arrested in connection with money laundering and tax evasion.
Six vehicles, including two vans loaded with suspected illegally imported cigarettes, were seized, along with about £12,000 in cash, 230,520 cigarettes and 24 kilos of tobacco.
The four men, three aged 36 and one aged 41, have all been bailed to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station on 11 August while enquiries continue.
Sergeant Jason Hancock, from the northern NST, said: “One of the priorities for the Neighbourhood Support Team is to target and disrupt organised crime groups operating in our towns and cities. This week’s activity no doubt will have had that effect.
“The public are the eyes and ears of our communities therefore I would ask anyone with concerns about illegal activity to get in touch – if you think something isn’t right, it more than likely isn’t.”
