£300,000 assets frozen in anti-smuggling operation

Luxury homes and cars have been seized in an offensive against a family running an alleged international smuggling operation, it emerged today.

£300,000 assets frozen in anti-smuggling operation
Fri, 22 Oct, 2004 - 09:36

Luxury homes and cars have been seized in an offensive against a family running an alleged international smuggling operation, it emerged today.

More than £300,000 (€434,731) was frozen by the British Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) as it took control of four businesses, one based in the Canary Islands.

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