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03/10/2014
Man Jailed For Selling Bogus Bomb Detectors
A man has been jailed for three and a half years for making bogus bomb detectors with his wife in a garden shed, claiming they could find missing Madeline McCann.
Samuel Tree, 68, said the detectors, named Alpha 6, could track down explosives and drugs.
The detectors cost only a few pound to make but were sold for over £1,000.
His wife, Joan Tree, received 300 hours of community work.
(CD/IT)
Samuel Tree, 68, said the detectors, named Alpha 6, could track down explosives and drugs.
The detectors cost only a few pound to make but were sold for over £1,000.
His wife, Joan Tree, received 300 hours of community work.
(CD/IT)
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