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More than a tonne of tobacco has been found by customs officers in the back of a lorry at Dover Docks at the weekend.

The discovery was made at Dover's Eastern Docks on Sunday (28 February). It is estimated the amount of tax evaded could be about £125,000.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said the tobacco was found among boxes of foam insulation and was enough to make two million cigarettes.

An HMRC spokeswoman said the driver had been charged with being "knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of duty chargeable contrary to section 170(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act".

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