Lasse Penttinen
1 Dec 2004 10:37
Big time anti-piracy operation has been successfully executed in the high lands, reports the BBC. According to the source, illegal CDs, DVDs, software and games have been seized for a stunning value of 10 million pounds. The pirated material included some very fresh titles, such as movie The Incredibles. The 'Operation Vendura' has been quite successful.
Operation VenduraSource: BBC28 arrests over five days 30 raids at 28 private addresses and two markets
£10m-plus worth of items seized3,992 music CDs 2,979 videos and DVDs 1,452 porn and computer discs 21 high-speed PCs, burners, printers seized 15 suspects to be reported to fiscal on copyright and trademark charges
The operation began several months ago when officers from the Central Scotland Police Computer Crime Unit started gathering intelligence from local markets where the counterfeit trade is said to be rife.