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Father and son jailed for cigarette smuggling
Belfast man Gerald McCrarren was jailed for six months and his son Paul McCrarren sentenced to three months jail suspended for twelve months, at Belfast High Court on Thursday 12 October.[ Monday 23 October 2006 ]
We will relentlessly pursue organised criminals: Goggins
Everyone has a role to play in helping to remove the scourge of organised crime from our community and eradicating the harm it does to society. Paul Goggins MP Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) was commenting following today’s publication of the Government’s response to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into Organised Crime.[ Monday 23 October 2006 ]
£18k worth of CDs seized at car boot sale
More than £18,000 worth of counterfeit CDs and DVDs were seized today at a car boot sale in Northern Ireland.[ Monday 16 October 2006 ]
Illegal fuel laundering plant dismantled in County Tyrone
A fully operational fuel-laundering plant was dismantled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers in a joint operation with the PSNI yesterday, Thursday 12 October 2006. In the operation at Sandyholes, Cookstown, County Tyrone, HMRC officers also seized 4000 litres of illicit fuel.[ Friday 13 October 2006 ]
Goggins congratulates agencies on largest ever cannabis seizure
Security Minister and Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) Paul Goggins MP today welcomed a multi-million pound cannabis seizure following a joint operation between PSNI and HMRC.[ Tuesday 10 October 2006 ]
Several tonnes of cannabis seized in Newtownards
A joint operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has resulted in a significant quantity of drugs being seized in Co Down.[ Tuesday 10 October 2006 ]
Cross Border Assessment launch to be held in Radisson Roe
You are invited to the launch of the Joint Cross Border Assessment on Organised Crime 2006 in the Radisson Roe Hotel, Limavady on Monday 9th October 2006 at 12.30[ Friday 06 October 2006 ]
£18.5m to be recovered from assets linked to VAT “carousel” fraud
Dylan Creaven, acquitted of missing trader VAT fraud last year, has agreed to pay £18.5m to the Assets Recovery Agency and the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) in the Republic of Ireland in respect of property which resulted from the VAT fraud.[ Tuesday 03 October 2006 ]
Partners come together to tackle organised crime
Blackmailers and extortionist will be caught, convicted and stripped of their ill-gotten gains, Paul Goggins MP, Chair of the Organised Crime Task For(OCTF) vowed today.[ Monday 02 October 2006 ]
