Three men from Newcastle, who were jailed for smuggling millions of illegal cigarettes into the North East back in 2020, have been ordered to repay more than £735,000.
Kevin McDonough Snr, 62, and his 40-year-old son Kevin McDonough Jnr, both of Newbiggin Lane, Westerhope, and their co-conspirator Charles McFadyen, 77, of Norwood Road, were sentenced in November 2020, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Following separate confiscation hearings at Newcastle Crown Court, the three men have now been ordered to repay the money they made from smuggling cigarettes into the UK or spend more time in prison.
McDonough Snr was ordered to pay £522,674 within six months or face a further five years in prison, on December 10 2021. He faces selling his home and other properties he owns in Westerhope, Fenham and Gosforth, to pay the confiscation order.
