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Merseyside Police question suspected loan sharks (6 June 2016)
Date: 06/06/2016
Merseyside Police have arrested two men on suspicion of illegal money lending, following an operation in Sefton on Merseyside.
Sefton's Trading Standards – working with the Illegal Money Lending Team and Merseyside Police – executed warrants at addresses in Bootle and Southport.
Officers seized a quantity of cash, mobile phones, documents and electronic equipment, along with a quantity of tobacco and cigarettes suspected to be counterfeit.
The suspects are in custody and are being questioned by officers from the team.
Head of the Illegal Money Lending Team, Tony Quigley, said:
“We will continue to work to combat loan sharks – they can cause untold misery to the most disadvantaged in our communities.
“We would urge anyone with information about loan sharks or victims to contact the team on 0300 555 2222.”
The Illegal Money Lending teams have secured more than 321 prosecutions for illegal money lending and related activity across the country – resulting in
nearly 205 years’ worth of custodial sentences.
A total of £62 million of illegal debt has been written off, with more than 25,000 victims of loan sharks being helped with high-cost debts.
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http://www.sefton.gov.uk/news/police-take-action-on-suspected-loan-shark.aspx