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The secrets behind some of the world's most extraordinary smuggling operations and the stings that smashed the international rings are revealed in these reconstructions of stories from the casebooks of the world's oldest law enforcement agency - HM Customs and Excise.Undercover officers reveal the secrets behind their covert operations as the real-life smuggling stories are reconstructed from the casebooks of Customs and Excise. Given unprecedented access by the authorities, which includes previously unseen video footage of the investigations, each story is a fascinating insight into the world of the drugs-busters.
In this episode we meet a family who ran an illegal cash and carry, making £100,000 profit regularly. known as diversion fraud, customs offers watch the family closely until their illegal operation is caught.
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This film was first broadcast: 01 Mar 1999
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The secrets behind some of the world's most extraordinary smuggling operations and the stings that smashed the international rings are revealed in these reconstructions of stories from the casebooks of the world's oldest law enforcement agency - HM Customs and Excise.Undercover officers reveal the secrets behind their covert operations as the real-life smuggling stories are reconstructed from the casebooks of Customs and Excise. Given unprecedented access by the authorities, which includes previously unseen video footage of the investigations, each story is a fascinating insight into the world of the drugs-busters.
In this episode we meet a family who ran an illegal cash and carry, making £100,000 profit regularly. known as diversion fraud, customs offers watch the family closely until their illegal operation is caught.
Subscribe to True Lives: bit.ly/3dBMxvl
This film was first broadcast: 01 Mar 1999
Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/OurStoriesChannel
Watch More Documentaries
True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Up Close - youtube.com/@UpCloseITVS
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
Our World - bit.ly/3ftuckM
Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Blueprint - bit.ly/3ZK5UdD
True Lives brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform.
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
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