Two men held over suspected VAT evasion

Two men have been arrested over suspected VAT fraud totalling £12 million.

The pair, aged 60 and 45, held in Glasgow as part of an investigation by HMRC yesterday.

Officers searched two residential addresses in the city, where they seized mobile phones, laptops and computers. Both men were arrested on suspicion of VAT evasion.

Joe Hendry, assistant director of the fraud investigation service at HMRC, said: “VAT fraud is not a victimless crime; it deprives us all of money that should be funding our public services.”

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