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12/12/2006
Nine arrested in counterfeit cigarettes raid
Police in County Londonderry have arrested nine people in connection with the sale and distribution of counterfeit cigarettes.
Around 16 properties throughout Coleraine and Limavady were searched during a planned police operation in the early hours of yesterday morning.
During the operation a large quantity of cigarettes, a firearm and around £21,000 in cash was seized.
The six men and three women who were arrested are currently being held at Coleraine police station for questioning by officers from the PSNI organised crime unit.
(EF/KMcA)
Around 16 properties throughout Coleraine and Limavady were searched during a planned police operation in the early hours of yesterday morning.
During the operation a large quantity of cigarettes, a firearm and around £21,000 in cash was seized.
The six men and three women who were arrested are currently being held at Coleraine police station for questioning by officers from the PSNI organised crime unit.
(EF/KMcA)
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