#Latest news with #RobSimpsonYahoo24-05-2025YahooCops hunting stolen diggers find £4m-worth of cigarettesPolice discovered £4m-worth of cigarettes while hunting stolen diggers. The find was made in a Cheshire village. Officers from Cheshire Constabulary's Rural Crime Team went to a property in Kingsley to arrest a man on suspicion of theft. They then carried out a search of land in Crowton. Plant equipment was seized. And while checking the land, cops discovered thousands of cigarettes in two storage containers. HMRC officers joined police to recover the stash. READ MORE: Hundreds pay tribute as teenagers killed in Salford horror crash named and pictured READ MORE: Road blocked as family and friends pay tribute to two teenagers killed in motorbike crash A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft and a 41-year-old woman on suspicion of obstructing a police officer and conspiracy to commit fraud. Sgt Rob Simpson, of the Rural Crime Team at Cheshire Constabulary said:'The raids are part of an investigation into the theft of plant machinery from a business in Crewe. 'As part of the investigation we seized a variety of plant equipment which was stored on land in Crowton and Kingsley. The staggering amount of cigarettes we found in two containers were an unexpected bonus and have been handed to HMRC for their investigation. A successful day all round I'd say.'
Yahoo24-05-2025YahooCops hunting stolen diggers find £4m-worth of cigarettesPolice discovered £4m-worth of cigarettes while hunting stolen diggers. The find was made in a Cheshire village. Officers from Cheshire Constabulary's Rural Crime Team went to a property in Kingsley to arrest a man on suspicion of theft. They then carried out a search of land in Crowton. Plant equipment was seized. And while checking the land, cops discovered thousands of cigarettes in two storage containers. HMRC officers joined police to recover the stash. READ MORE: Hundreds pay tribute as teenagers killed in Salford horror crash named and pictured READ MORE: Road blocked as family and friends pay tribute to two teenagers killed in motorbike crash A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft and a 41-year-old woman on suspicion of obstructing a police officer and conspiracy to commit fraud. Sgt Rob Simpson, of the Rural Crime Team at Cheshire Constabulary said:'The raids are part of an investigation into the theft of plant machinery from a business in Crewe. 'As part of the investigation we seized a variety of plant equipment which was stored on land in Crowton and Kingsley. The staggering amount of cigarettes we found in two containers were an unexpected bonus and have been handed to HMRC for their investigation. A successful day all round I'd say.'
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