Suspected illegal cigarettes hidden in freezer at Peterborough store as one man is arrested on suspicion of fraud

A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after good with £100,000 were seized in Peterborough.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Jul 2020, 11:07 BST

Updated 13th Jul 2020, 12:02 BST

The operation was carried out on Thursday and Friday

On Thursday last week the police Community Action Team stopped a van, before visiting a business the following morning.

During the two days, the police team seized more than 100,000 suspected counterfeit and unpaid duty cigarettes and a quantity of illegally imported alcohol.

Some of the cigarettes were even hidden in the bottom of a freezer.

A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fraud at a business in Morley Way, Woodston on Friday. He has been released under investigation.