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Police have smashed a top level DVD piracy ring following raids in Walthamstow and Chingford. During the raids last week officers arrested ten people believed to be involved in a large criminal network dealing in counterfeit DVDs.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's film piracy unit swooped on a number of houses and businesses premises in Walthamstow and north Chingford at 11.30am. The raids followed an operation helped by the Federation Against Copy-right Theft (FACT), the International Federation Phonographic Industries (IFPI) and the borough's Trading Standards department. Two men and a woman were arrested in Walthamstow. It is believed a raid took place at a business in Hoe Street. Industrial premises in Harlow, Essex, thought to be the supplier and sustaining the production of pirate DVDs by criminal gangs in the south-east and home counties, were also raided. Three men were arrested there on suspicion of conspiracy to launder the proceeds of criminal conduct and conspiracy to produce counterfeit film products. A further man in Harlow was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug. All seven were taken to an Essex police station. No one was arrested in Chingford. Another three men also arrested during the raids have been bailed to return to a police station at a later date. Det Supt Trevor Shepherd, leading the investigation, said: "The arrests are key in closing down a large proportion of the film piracy industry in the south east. "By working with our partners we have been able to take a pre-emptive strike against the top tier of a successful criminal network." Story source: wansteadandwoodfordguardian.co.uk. |
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