POCA arising from the manufacture and distribution of illicit cigarettes and rolled tobacco
Reference: DP019
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service Area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Tobacco and Alcohol
Litigation Type: Criminal
Size of Case: £10 million upwards
HMRC investigation into the activities of an OCG based in County Durham, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of illicit cigarettes and rolled tobacco. HMRC calculated in excess of £30 million of Excise Duty had potentially been evaded. The Defendant (one of many co-defendants) was found guilty at trial, sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and made subject of confiscation proceedings. We were asked to assess the Defendant’s Benefit and Available amount taking into consideration his previous and overlapping POCA proceedings.
