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  1. Lancashire tobacco gang L-R Iqbal Haji, Wayne Brown, Keith Allen and James Willmott. Credit HMRC1 of 8
  2. Wayne Russell Brown of Springvale Garden Village in Darwen was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment for excise duty evasion and 13 months for money laundering to run concurrently. Credit HMRC2 of 8
  3. Keith Allen of West View Oswaldtwistle was sentenced to four years in prison for excise duty evasion and 18 months jail for money laundering to run concurrently. He was found guilty on five counts after a four day trial at Preston Crown Court. Credit HMRC3 of 8
  4. James Willmott of Wellfield Clayton-le-Moors was sentenced to 16months imprisonment for excise duty evasion and 16 months for money laundering to run concurrently. Credit HMRC.4 of 8
  5. Iqbal Haji, Whalley Street Blackburn, sentenced to six years in jail for excise duty evasion and two years jail for money laundering to run concurrently. Credit HMRC5 of 8
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  7. Cash seized in Operation Iceage. Credit HMRC7 of 8
  8. Tobacco seized in Operation Iceage from Haji, Allen, Willmott and Brown. Credit HMRC8 of 8
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