Following extradition from Greece, 55 year old William Bullock McPhee was jailed for five years at Ipswich Crown Court on 21 March 2006. 

He was convicted of attempting to smuggle over 40 million cigarettes into the UK through Felixstowe International Port.
The court heard that officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) intercepted seven containers over a two-year period during 2001 and 2002. When officers opened the containers, they found approximately seven million cigarettes in each one. There had been no attempt at concealment. The total revenue evaded was £ 6,822,659.25.
McPhee absconded before his first trial on 11 February 2002. He was arrested and extradited from Athens on 2 September 2005. In court he pleaded guilty to absconding from the original trial and pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to import cigarettes. (pi)