Court reduces record £118,000 tobacco fine to £20,500

A man who was fined a record £118,000 for tobacco offences has had the penalty reduced to £20,500 by the Magistrates Court, after a Supreme Court judge found it was unfair. Pedro Gomez Arroyo was fined in April 2021 after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of tobacco. At the time, it was described as “the...

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Court reduces record £118,000 tobacco fine to £20,500

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