Two women arrested in Peterborough after £20,000 of suspected illegally imported cigarettes found in city raids
Two women have been arrested after cigarettes and tobacco worth £20,000 were seized in Peterborough
The women, aged 21 and 30, were arrested after officers discovered tobacco and cigarettes worth up to about £20,000 which are suspected to have been imported into the UK illegally.
Officers carried out six warrants across Peterborough this morning, resulting in about 3,000 packs of tobacco and cigarettes being seized from a flat and a shop in Fitzwilliam Street.
Warrants were also carried out in Broadway, Lawson Avenue and London Road.
The women, who were arrested on suspicion of selling counterfeit goods, both remain in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.