Drug raid leads to illegal DVD bust

 

Lab could have made three million discs per year.

Victorian Police raided a home in Melbourne's south-west this week expecting to find a drug lab, only to be greeted by a large-scale illegal DVD burning operation instead.

The raid netted over 30,000 DVDs, 117 DVD-R burners, eight computers and five printers, according to a statement by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).

Three men aged between 27 and 35 were being interviewed by Police in connection with the raid.

Police were continuing to find DVD syndicates operating out of homes and factories across the western suburbs.
 
“We believe we shut down a major operation last night,” Altona RRU Senior Constable David Kerr said.

“Such syndicates are often linked to a range of other criminal activity affecting local communities.
 
“We will continue to work with the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft in finding those responsible and dealing with them accordingly.”


Drug raid leads to illegal DVD bust
"Correection: ..and the *police raided the premises on that basis.. Not trying to imply the power company raided the house sorry lol."
By Mordd
 
 
 
Comments: 2
Mordd
May 12, 2010 4:13 PM
I wonder what lead the police to believe it was a drug lab initially, could it be something as simple as the power company noticed an excessively high amount of electricity being used by the residence (a common sign it might be a grow house for example) and raided the premises on that basis, or if it was something completely different.
Mordd
May 12, 2010 4:14 PM
Correection: ..and the *police raided the premises on that basis..

Not trying to imply the power company raided the house sorry lol.
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