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Man arrested and car seized as police find counterfeit cigarettes at house

byDaniel Jae Webb
5 August 2020 | 10.28pm
Man arrested and car seized as police find counterfeit cigarettes at house
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A man was arrested following a call to police about activity in a residential street in Swindon.

On arrival at the scene in Basil Close at around 7.50pm this evening where they found a suspect in possession of what officers believe to be a large number of counterfeit cigarettes.

The officers arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of possession of counterfeit goods and money laundering. He remains in custody at Gablecross Police Station.

Police were seen removing a number of boxes from a house in Basil Close, which neighbours told Wiltshire 999s had been uninhabited for several months.

A black Mercedes E220 was seized following the man’s arrest.

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