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Archive August 2004
Two Arrests After Counterfeit Goods Operation
There was further success for the OCTF today when the PSNI’s Organised Crime Squad arrested two men following a number of searches in North Belfast and North Down.
During the operation co
[ Saturday 21 August 2004 ]
Tobacco Alliance Praise for HM Customs Success
The Tobacco Alliance, a group representing around 19,000 independent retailers across the UK through its campaign “Retailers Against Smuggling” has praised the work of HH Customs and Excise in the
[ Friday 20 August 2004 ]
Police Recover Ecstacy
Police have recovered ecstacy with an estimated street value of £50,000. The drugs were found in the Millisle area yesterday.
There were no arrests.
[ Wednesday 18 August 2004 ]
Armagh Man Charged With Money Laundering
A 52-year-old Armagh man has been charged with money laundering linked to an alleged £5m fuel smuggling fraud.
Malachy Molloy, a fuel distributor from Brootally Road, was arrested after a
[ Tuesday 17 August 2004 ]
Arrest follows cross-border operation to tackle £5 million fuel fraud
Customs officers have charged a man from Armagh with money laundering offences following a series of operations in Northern Ireland and the Republic to tackle an estimated £5 million fuel fraud.
[ Friday 13 August 2004 ]
Counterfeit Goods Seized - Portadown
Approximately £600,000 worth of counterfeit goods has been seized in Portadown following a joint search operation by local police and the organised crime squad.The search was carried out a[ Tuesday 10 August 2004 ]
First Intellectual Property Crime Strategy Published
Industry Minister, Jacqui Smith, launched a blueprint to crackdown on the trade in fake goods when she unveiled the first intellectual property (IP) crime strategy today.
The strategy, deve
[ Tuesday 10 August 2004 ]
£500.00 Ecstasy Seizure By police In Antrim
PSNI Drugs Squad seized £500,000 worth of Ecstasy tablets during a planned search in the Rathenraw estate in Antrim around 6.30pm yesterday (3 August 2004).
A 36 year old Antrim man has b
[ Wednesday 04 August 2004 ]
