"Scotland Yard claimed last night that the future of covert police work was under threat after a court ruling that some of its officers had committed a "state-created crime" during a sting aimed at trapping suspected money launderers.
A total of £15m was brought to London hidden in suitcases, laundered by undercover police officers and then returned to alleged drug dealers over a three year period, the court heard.
A prosecution based on the sting was thrown out at Southwark crown court yesterday after a judge described the police actions as "massively illegal". "
On this kind of scale, wouldn't you have thought that they'd have checked out the legal side BEFORE giving drug dealers their money back???
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,2763,1007948,00.html
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