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Smugglers!
06. Apr 2011 at 15:13

Anyone watch this programme last night on I think ITV?

Some interesting facts included 1 in 9 cigarettes in Britain are smuggled. Smuggling costs the treasury an estimated loss of £2Bn every year.

They had one HGV X ray machine at Harwich (if I remember correctly). Why not have one at every port and make most vehicles drive through?

Why not employ more people to ease the drugs misery inflicted on Britain (which is the destination of choice in Europe for smuggling) ? Ex Navy folk could keep their hand in around our shores. Ex Army folk used to looking for bombs and suspicious folk could be employed on customs jobs. They could then be re employed if needed in the armed forces in the future.

Why do they let smugglers off with light or no sentence.? I did like the seizing of vehicles. 5000 cars last year.

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Bixy1 Intermediate Member Offline Dragged through MOT kicking and screaming. Posts: 308 Leeds. West Yorks. Gender: Drives: Astra in storage, using Miggy! http://sbpra.com/derektmorgan	Re: Smugglers! Reply #1 - 06. Apr 2011 at 15:18 Er, oops, sorry no, I was working.!
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Richie London Omega King Offline A HANDSOME DEVIL OF A MAN!! Posts: 10146 heathrow Gender: Drives: a blinking lovely 2001 2.5 elite auto.	Re: Smugglers! Reply #2 - 06. Apr 2011 at 16:13 well the govt has only themselves to blame. high prices will always lose out to foreign cut price tobacco.
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Re: Smugglers!
Reply #3 - 06. Apr 2011 at 16:37

Varche wrote on 06. Apr 2011 at 15:13:

Anyone watch this programme last night on I think ITV?

Some interesting facts included 1 in 9 cigarettes in Britain are smuggled. Smuggling costs the treasury an estimated loss of £2Bn every year.

They had one HGV X ray machine at Harwich (if I remember correctly). Why not have one at every port and make most vehicles drive through?

Why not employ more people to ease the drugs misery inflicted on Britain (which is the destination of choice in Europe for smuggling) ? Ex Navy folk could keep their hand in around our shores. Ex Army folk used to looking for bombs and suspicious folk could be employed on customs jobs. They could then be re employed if needed in the armed forces in the future.

Why do they let smugglers off with light or no sentence.? I did like the seizing of vehicles. 5000 cars last year.

GREAT IDEA!!!!
My grandads just retired from the Sally Army.
He could look for wind instument smugglers Thumbs Up!

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Richie London Omega King Offline A HANDSOME DEVIL OF A MAN!! Posts: 10146 heathrow Gender: Drives: a blinking lovely 2001 2.5 elite auto.	Re: Smugglers! Reply #4 - 06. Apr 2011 at 16:42 using the armed forces at the ports is an easy solution but they would rather they put there lives at risk in some 2bob country nobody gives a shite about then sack them when they get back. after we give them our money in aid while were broke and sacking everyone
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Reply #5 - 06. Apr 2011 at 16:59

Varche wrote on 06. Apr 2011 at 15:13:

Anyone watch this programme last night on I think ITV?

Some interesting facts included 1 in 9 cigarettes in Britain are smuggled. Smuggling costs the treasury an estimated loss of £2Bn every year.

They had one HGV X ray machine at Harwich (if I remember correctly). Why not have one at every port and make most vehicles drive through?

Why not employ more people to ease the drugs misery inflicted on Britain (which is the destination of choice in Europe for smuggling) ? Ex Navy folk could keep their hand in around our shores. Ex Army folk used to looking for bombs and suspicious folk could be employed on customs jobs. They could then be re employed if needed in the armed forces in the future.

Why do they let smugglers off with light or no sentence.? I did like the seizing of vehicles. 5000 cars last year.

Yes, you'd think being an island nation that we would have a head start on controlling access to it.

Then, as in most avenues of officialdom, the half-arsed way seems to the method of choice.

It is an example however of how making legal the supply and distribution of (presently) illegal drugs would not help to eradicate criminal behaviour in this field.

Irrespective of the legalities involved where the availability of any of the commonly used drugs from the alcohol, tobacco or recreational families are concerned, there will always be criminal behaviour evident in their availability and distribution for use.

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Reply #6 - 06. Apr 2011 at 17:22

Desperate Den wrote on 06. Apr 2011 at 16:59:

Varche wrote on 06. Apr 2011 at 15:13:

Anyone watch this programme last night on I think ITV?

Some interesting facts included 1 in 9 cigarettes in Britain are smuggled. Smuggling costs the treasury an estimated loss of £2Bn every year.

They had one HGV X ray machine at Harwich (if I remember correctly). Why not have one at every port and make most vehicles drive through?

Why not employ more people to ease the drugs misery inflicted on Britain (which is the destination of choice in Europe for smuggling) ? Ex Navy folk could keep their hand in around our shores. Ex Army folk used to looking for bombs and suspicious folk could be employed on customs jobs. They could then be re employed if needed in the armed forces in the future.

Why do they let smugglers off with light or no sentence.? I did like the seizing of vehicles. 5000 cars last year.

Yes, you'd think being an island nation that we would have a head start on controlling access to it.

Then, as in most avenues of officialdom, the half-arsed way seems to the method of choice.

It is an example however of how making legal the supply and distribution of (presently) illegal drugs would not help to irradiate criminal behaviour in this field.

Irrespective of the legalities involved where the availability of any of the commonly used drugs from the alcohol, tobacco or recreational families are concerned, there will always be criminal behaviour evident in their availability and distribution for use.

Irradiation is the process by which an item is exposed to radiation....ie like the Japs recently Sad

erm, I think you mean eradicate..... Embarrassed

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Desperate Den Omega King Offline Posts: 11881	Re: Smugglers! Reply #7 - 06. Apr 2011 at 17:41 MICHELINMAN wrote on 06. Apr 2011 at 17:22: Irradiation is the process by which an item is exposed to radiation....ie like the Japs recently erm, I think you mean eradicate..... You're quite correct Emu, thank you.
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MICHELINMAN BANNED Offline YABBA-DABBA-DOO Posts: 369 Gender: Drives: 3.2 ELITE,BMW528SE	Re: Smugglers! Reply #8 - 06. Apr 2011 at 17:44 you are welcome. I once studied to be a Professor of the English langwidge, but failed on spelling
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Smugglers! Reply #9 - 06. Apr 2011 at 18:03 I see a lot of stuff seized coming through Felixstowe. Banana's are a good shipment to hide things in apparently As for X-Raying... It's just not possible to X-ray every lorry/container... The process is too slow
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Smugglers! Reply #10 - 06. Apr 2011 at 18:03 Oh... But everything passes through Radiation detectors
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MICHELINMAN BANNED Offline YABBA-DABBA-DOO Posts: 369 Gender: Drives: 3.2 ELITE,BMW528SE	Re: Smugglers! Reply #11 - 06. Apr 2011 at 18:09 Lazydocker wrote on 06. Apr 2011 at 18:03: I see a lot of stuff seized coming through Felixstowe. Banana's are a good shipment to hide things in apparently As for X-Raying... It's just not possible to X-ray every lorry/container... The process is too slow Employ Ray Milland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X-RayEyes_Rep.jpg
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: Smugglers! Reply #12 - 06. Apr 2011 at 23:42 I missed it, but is repeated now, may see a bit before bed...
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