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05/06/2003
Police uncover counterfeiting operation in Portadown
Police believe loyalist paramilitaries were behind a counterfeiting operation which was uncovered in Co Armagh yesterday.
A number of people are being questioned following the seizure of goods and machinery worth an estimated £200,000.
DVD and CD writers, video equipment and other machinery used to copy and manufacture computer games were among the items and equipment found during a search of a house and premises in the Killicomaine area of Portadown yesterday.
It is the second time within a fortnight that a counterfeiting operation has been uncovered in Portadown.
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A number of people are being questioned following the seizure of goods and machinery worth an estimated £200,000.
DVD and CD writers, video equipment and other machinery used to copy and manufacture computer games were among the items and equipment found during a search of a house and premises in the Killicomaine area of Portadown yesterday.
It is the second time within a fortnight that a counterfeiting operation has been uncovered in Portadown.
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