Police have arrested 10 people as part of an initiative tackling business crime.
Officers carried out a number of vehicle checkpoints and searches during the Safer Business Action Day operation on Friday.
“Working alongside our policing partners An Garda Siochana and Belfast Harbour Police we conducted 18 vehicle checkpoints, including in Newry and Belfast. He added: “This follows on from Thursday’s seizure, when detectives from our Organised Crime Branch seized over 20,000 counterfeit Apple items, such as AirPods, Apple chargers and iPhones, in Portadown and Belfast.
“They are an opportunity for us to work alongside our partners to highlight crime prevention initiatives, and increase engagement with local businesses and retail outlets and tackle some of the most prolific offenders.”
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