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Four businessmen deny $2.72m tax dodge in tobacco importation case
The cargo was declared as roof extension units, but Customs found millions of cigarettes.
The cargo was declared as roof extension units, but Customs found millions of cigarettes.
The German crew left New Zealand on a flight yesterday.
Yacht carrying unlawful German nationals took locals by surprise.
Three German nationals blatantly disregarded NZ's border restrictions, officials said.
Nikola Marinovich worked on children's tv show What Now after his release from prison.
Smuggler's dark drug-running past revealed.
A shipment from Malaysia had 2.2 million cigarettes hidden inside stacks of metal frames.
Officer's mistake resulted in civil claim and agreement.
Investigators suspect drugs hidden in shipping container shifted by port worker at night.
Customs is leading investigations after the cruise ship sparked a cluster here.
Senior gang member admits buying Range Rover worth $150,000 was money laundering.
The huge cigarette bust breaks the last single-seizure record set just two weeks ago.
"A lot of minimising culpability and damage control."
Criminals have had to rethink supply lines for hard drugs amid the global pandemic.
Today's tobacco bust is Customs' largest ever at the border in a single shipment.
Disgraced paedophile who worked on kids' TV show admits fresh charges.
Highly pure cocaine with a street value of $875,000 was hidden inside five puffer jackets.
Harpreet Lidder jailed for importing methamphetamine and MDMA and possession for supply.
More Kiwis are using illicit imported tobacco as the price continues to rise.
Customs officials say they found thousands of child abuse images and video files.
A man has admitted importing 110kg of methamphetamine into Auckland.
The man admitted the charges in the High Court this morning.
A Customs investigation began after a tip-off about a firm smuggling cigarettes into NZ.
One of the most common symptoms - a sore throat - has been omitted from arrival cards.
Some criminal syndicates are taking advantage of Covid-19 to smuggle drugs, Customs says.
The Government has put a freeze on planned customs fee increases.
Customs and Immigration may also help, and the Defence Force remains on standby, too.
"We are only sorry it wasn't a better outcome for the diver, his whānau and friends."
Airport says health protocols followed as industry speculates about Saudi repatriation.
Life has changed. The borders are shut to all tourists and large gatherings are banned.