Police stop vehicle carrying 250,000 cigarettes

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A vehicle stopped by police was found to be carrying about 250,000 cigarettes.
Officers intercepted it on the A63 Clive Sullivan Way in Hull at about 13:15 BST on Monday.
A 37-year-old man was arrested "on suspicion of knowing or believing an article bearing a counterfeit mark to be counterfeit, and supplying or delivering it", according to Humberside Police.
The force said he had been released on bail while investigations continued.
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