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Smugglers den at Air Tattoo
4:31pm Thursday 3rd July 2008
By Andy Woolfoot »
THE world of organised smuggling and counterfeit goods will be laid bare at the Royal International Air Tattoo this weekend with a display from HM Revenue and Customs.
Polar bear skin, persian leopard skin and other luxurious and exotic items seized under protected species legislation will also be shown.
All the items have been seized customs officers and were bound to hit the streets of the UK.
Liz Challand, Exhibitions Manager for HMRC said: "They range from class A drugs shipments to counterfeit designer label clothing, and from counterfeit cigarettes to souvenirs' in the form of skins, handbags, shoes and ornaments made from protected species.
"Our frontiers officers are now taking their expertise to the new UK Border Agency, which brings together the work of the Border and Immigration Agency, UK visas, and parts of HMRC at the border.
"The successes on display at the Air Tattoo clearly show that those thinking of smuggling illegal and prohibited items should think again."
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