HL Deb 12 January 1998 vol 584 c142WA
Lord Hardy of Wath

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many detections of smuggling of alcohol and tobacco have been recorded in each of the last three years.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

In the past three financial years, Customs made the following numbers of detections of smuggled alcohol and tobacco goods:

Alcohol Tobacco Total
1994–95 1,219 1,773 2,992
1995–96 2,432 2,071 4,503
1996–97 2,633 3,949 6,582