02/03/2006
Two arrested during counterfeit goods seizure
Counterfeit DVD's worth around £600,000 have been seized during raids in Belfast and Ballymoney last night.
During a joint operation by police and Customs and Excise, and the Fraud and Organised Crime Squads, DVD's and a sum of cash and other items used for making illegal DVD's were seized from shops in Belfast city centre.
A house and commercial premises in Ballymoney were also searched during the operation, and a man and a woman were arrested for questioning.
(EF/SP)
During a joint operation by police and Customs and Excise, and the Fraud and Organised Crime Squads, DVD's and a sum of cash and other items used for making illegal DVD's were seized from shops in Belfast city centre.
A house and commercial premises in Ballymoney were also searched during the operation, and a man and a woman were arrested for questioning.
(EF/SP)
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