Shopkeeper sold smuggled fags

A shop keeper owner who failed to pay more than £130,000 in duty on smuggled cigarettes and tobacco was spared jail. Hasan Dogan, 42, cheated the taxman while running the New Istanbul Supermarket in Harringay, north London. Dogan evaded £130,902.65 in duty over a three year period, Wood Green Crown Court heard. Judge Barbara Mensah told the businessman: ‘Sentencing guidelines are there to ensure there is consistency when sentencing these offences. ‘It is very easy when people commit these sorts…

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