Archive: Impounded Vehicles Returned
Vehicle Containing 140kg of Concealed Class A and B drugs, Restored to Owner Free of Charge
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this company following a vehicle seizure by Border Force after the discovery of 120kg of Class A and 20kg of Class B drugs concealed in the trailer. Border Force accepted that the owner of the trailer had no knowledge of the concealment and had taken all […]
Vehicle Restored Free of Charge After Almost £2,000,000.00 of Excise Goods found in vehicle.
Millicent Dooher made written representations to Border Force following the seizure of a vehicle with almost £2,000,000.00 of excise goods (cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco) found within the vehicle. Border Force offered to restore the vehicle for £61,000.00. Millicent made an application to review this decision and Border Force then […]
Vehicle Carrying 11kg of class A Drugs Returned to Owner Without charge
This vehicle was seized by Border Force officers following the discovery of 11 kgs of Cocaine within the cargo. Representations were made by Millicent Dooher for the restoration of the vehicle to the owner. Border Force were persuaded that the owner had done what was required of him in ensuring […]
Border Force Return Detained Vehicle Without Penalty
A European hire company hired out a truck to hauliers which was detailed by border force. Smith Bowyer Clarke argued that the vehicle be returned to its rightful owners, the hire company, as they were not complicit in the reasons for the stop and had acted with due diligence when […]
Smith Bowyer Clarke Recover Truck for European Operator
Border force detained our client’s truck worth €125,000 owing to a suspicion that it was involved in smuggling. Smith Bowyer Clarke argued that despite the fact the company had taken steps to enforce training, the driver had ignored direct instructions. The detained truck was released.
Vehicle Restored Free of Charge Following Discovery of a Concealment of 35kg of Cocaine
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this client following the discovery by Border Force of 35kgs of controlled drugs within the vehicle and the seizure of the truck. The owner of the vehicle had leased the truck and trailer to another company and had not been aware of the controlled drugs. Written […]
Truck Impounded by Border Force after 50,000 Cigarettes Found in Trailer Restored to Owner.
This truck, owned by a Polish operator, was found to be carrying 50,000 cigarettes smuggled by a rogue driver. The truck was restored to the operator after SBC made representations to Border Force.
Dutch Customs Truck Seizure – Vehicle Restored
This Operator, represented by Simon Clarke, arrived at the Hoek den Holland ferry port hoping to board the Harwich ferry. Unfortunately the Dutch Authorities discovered a number of Clandestine Entrants (Illegals) hidden in the load of machinery. The load was destined for a time-sensitive national event and just had to […]
Seized Truck Recovered After Drugs Found in Trailer
An Eastern European haulier approached SBC after their truck and trailer was seized and impounded by the UK Border Force. A large quantity of illegal drugs had been found in the trailer. The haulier had been unaware of their existence. SBC was able to quickly arrange the release and onward […]
Impounded Truck Released after UK Customs Seizure
A Bulgarian haulier approached Smith Bowyer Clarke after one of their trucks was stopped by UK customs at Coquelles, on the basis that the haulier’s paperwork was not in order. As a result the truck, trailer and load were all seized and impounded under s139 of the Customs and Excise […]
