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Police seize fake DVDs worth £2m
Pirate DVDs
Two city centre premises were searched during the operation
An estimated £2m worth of pirate DVDs and copying equipment has been seized by Strathclyde Police.

The police, assisted by officers from the Federation against Copyright Theft, searched two Glasgow city centre premises during the operation.

The initial estimate of the recovery was more than £2m.

Police said a 59-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the recovery and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.




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