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Inquiry needed into customs and excise performance on prosecutions - Lamb

8.31.00am BST (GMT +0100) Fri 24th Jun 2005

Anti-smuggling poster from HM Customs

Anti-smuggling poster from HM Customs

Responding to reports that a £100m fraud trial collapsed due to incompetence within Customs and Excise, Liberal Democrat Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary, Norman Lamb MP said: "It is scandalous that yet another trial involving Customs and Excise has collapsed.

"With the judge finding that there had been a failure to disclose crucial documents to the defence and also using tainted witnesses, it's time there was a proper inquiry into Customs and Excise performance on prosecutions."

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