23/11/2012
Arrests Made In Fuel Laundering Raids
Raids have been carried out on several properties in connection with a suspected fuel laundering business, leading to the arrest of two men and a woman.
Police and customs officials raided three houses in Belfast on Thursday.
Business records and computers were recovered.
They also closed down and dismantled two illegal filling stations in Belfast and Lurgan.
Forecourt pumps, equipment and 2,200 litres of illicit fuel were seized.
In an unconnected case, a man from County Tyrone man was arrested following the discovery of a diesel laundering plant in Coalisland.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said the plant, hidden in a shed at a private property, was capable of producing 1.4m litres of illicit fuel a year.
Over two tonnes of toxic waste, 3,000 litres of illicit fuel, pumps and equipment were removed from the Coalisland site.
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Police and customs officials raided three houses in Belfast on Thursday.
Business records and computers were recovered.
They also closed down and dismantled two illegal filling stations in Belfast and Lurgan.
Forecourt pumps, equipment and 2,200 litres of illicit fuel were seized.
In an unconnected case, a man from County Tyrone man was arrested following the discovery of a diesel laundering plant in Coalisland.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said the plant, hidden in a shed at a private property, was capable of producing 1.4m litres of illicit fuel a year.
Over two tonnes of toxic waste, 3,000 litres of illicit fuel, pumps and equipment were removed from the Coalisland site.
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