Pureleaf have had atleast 6000lbs ( 2721.55 kilograms) of USA imported leaf 'seized'. Not our normal type of seizure ... this is CEMA 1979 S170B ... could be very nasty indeed. Pureleaf have now disabled their forum ... some can still see it but others can't.
http://pureleaf.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&p=940&sid=ede740794c8d37b55c9e91d725f963fa#p940
For those that can't see it, go here
http://2khh4.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/here-copy-of-pf-forum-thread-site-back.html?showComment=1384126426437#c5289111853158558937
http://pureleaf.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&p=940&sid=ede740794c8d37b55c9e91d725f963fa#p940
For those that can't see it, go here
http://2khh4.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/here-copy-of-pf-forum-thread-site-back.html?showComment=1384126426437#c5289111853158558937
FFS Pureleaf say theyre only selling leaf for medicinal n cosmetic purposes n on same page have shredders, tubes n ciggy papers!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe lawyers they get dont know what s170b is n pureleafs forum is all bout turning leaf into smoking baccy. What a compleat clusterfuck.
Yep, just this screenshot of the PF site would probably be enough to prove PF KNOWINGLY supplied...
Deletehttp://tinyurl.com/ppj2yry
I'm lost for words. Looks as though the BF coffee machine can handle this one!
Deletel said earlier its a complete clusterfuck and that screenshot proves it. What a plank.
DeletePoor sod thought he was involved in Condemnation Proceedings until SH put him straight. The advice he got from these lawyers was worthless. How long will this take to come to court?
ReplyDeleteCondemnation Proceedings usually take approx a year to get to court. Can't see this case being any earlier.
DeleteAntone who resorts to Lawyers and Gourts where Tobacco is concerned might as well stuff their leaf up the nearest ASH member's butt.Impossible to find justice ,reason,fair play when tobacco is mentioned ,those who desire freedom,liberty and choice
ReplyDeletewill have to face the reality,there are no rules ,no guidelines,no regulations,no Geneva Conventions. Man made laws are not sacred,they last only as long as honest men stay silent.
One of the few.
Gonna need some well handy lawyers for this one - nearly three tons? HMRC are going to go to do a Curtis Warren on these guys...
ReplyDeleteThe HMRC PR crew will have come in their pants....
If they put info up about conversion - then they are in deep sh1t
6000lb was a conservative estimate. Pureleaf said a couple of thousand lbs of each leaf so l kept it to minimum of 3 types of leaf. How many more they did l don't know. Even at those figures it's approx £1.5 million of threatened Duty.
DeleteAnd that is only the last order. PF have been selling for a couple of years at least. Customs will simply total up his entire purchases since the year dot and that will then be multiplied by 3 to get the fine amount.
DeleteThe total amount also has a direct bearing on the sentencing and how many years custody etc
Only a few weeks ago HMRC announced they would be pressing for heavier sentences for all such offences as Judges have been being a little lenient in their opinion.
We at N2D are here to support legitimate cross-border shoppers who exercise their rights and observe the law.
ReplyDeleteMy jaundiced experience of Customs tends to make me view them as the enemy, and my enemy's enemy can seem like my friend?
No.
Other groups campaign to change the law, or defy it, or circumvent it. Some commentators here may have sympathy with them.
But it is N2D's firm policy to encourage observation of the law, by both sides. We've put a lot of work into it, and we're sticking with it.
As a smoker, I have very strong opinions about the punitive and spiteful taxation level on Tobacco in the UK, and the damage which that tax causes. But those opinions don't have any relevance on this site. So I'll not mention them.
N2D does not condone or encourage or applaud any tax evasion.
Zaphod.
Whovever paid for the baccy is likely wishing they'd simply gone for promoting a new fashion for snuff.
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TL4U promote snuff on their leaf site and they have a forum l cannot find anything on their site that promotes smoking their leaf and their forum is exclusively about snuff as one would expect. You also have to agree to their terms and conditions before being allowed to purchase off them. This end user agreement states that they are selling to you on the understanding that you are making snuff. Whether the end user sticks to this arrangement is not TL4U's responsibility.
DeleteMaggie your link don't work cos you forgot the ':'
Deletehttp://snuffhouse.vanillaforums.com/
This is why l luv this place cos you guys tell it how it is good or bad. Bet smokers and customs both come here for your take it to the bank info. My own brief used info off the site to win my case. Respect
ReplyDeleteYes, we personally know of 2 Defense Lawyers that use our database as no doubt do others ... as do Prosecution. Such is the way of documented facts ... they either help you or bite you on the ass!
DeleteA bit late for this thread but .....
ReplyDeleteI just had a thought. What do you think of the idea of finding a contact in in, say, Belgium who can supply whole leaf? Not for now, but for future consideration.
It is an interesting thought because people who make snuff must get their raw materials from somewhere. Why not cut out the middleman and carry it in personally?
Interesting ....
Leaf is often quite bulky and also Belgium, as far as l can tell, doesn't produce leaf.
DeleteUhm Smokey Ol' Chum, Belgium produces pretty much the finest leaf going. The terms 'Semois' and 'wervik' are just two to google.
DeleteThe public can buy Belgium leaf???
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