Customs seize 32,000 cans of illegal lager.Byline: Mark Cowan THOUSANDS of cans of beer on sale illegally have been seized in Birmingham. A total of 32,000 cans of super-strength lager were taken from a wholesaler in the city centre during operations across the West Midlands. Popular brands such as Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse , Stella Artois This article is about Stella Artois lager. For the tennis competition that the company sponsors, see Queen's Club Championships. Stella Artois (IPA pronunciation: [ˈstɛ. , Tennants, Carlsberg and Budweiser were being sold without the duty being paid. A spokesman for HM Revenue & Customs said the seizure in Birmingham was worth pounds 51,000 in duty to the Treasury. Jennie Kendall said: "We have active and effective teams operating across the West Midlands to deter and disrupt those dealing in illicit alcohol. "We'll seize the goods and individuals may face prosecution. This illegal trade has a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. effect on legitimate retailers having to compete with black-market traders." No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing. |
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