www.Parctel.com: An Egyptian woman resident in the UK was fined £300 with £65 costs at Brentford Magistrates Court yesterday after pleading guilty to illegally importing over 83 kilos of meat and dairy products at Heathrow Airport.
John Whyte, Head of Revenue & Customs operations at Heathrow Airport said:
"Customs are determined to crack down on those who attempt to smuggle illegal foodstuffs and will prosecute the more serious offenders who insist on breaking the rules."
The court heard that 34 year-old Doaa Bahaa El Din HOSSNI KHALAF of 2 Cresta House, 133 Finchley Road, London, was stopped by Revenue & Customs Officers at Heathrow on Sunday 25 February 2007, after she arrived on a flight from Cairo. Hossni Khalaf, who was travelling with her three children, was stopped following a positive indication by a Customs sniffer dog. Officers searched her baggage and found 83.82 kilos of illegal meat and dairy products in four of her six suitcases.
Hossni Khalaf was arrested, questioned and subsequently charged with importing prohibited foodstuffs under current product of animal origin import regulations.
This case was successfully prosecuted by the Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office ( RCPO ). RCPO is an independent prosecuting authority that reports to the Attorney General, and is responsible for the prosecution of all HMRC cases in England and Wales.
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