Computer sieze unlocks drug dealer assets

Title

Computer sieze unlocks drug dealer assets

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

Chief Customs Investigation Officer Douglas Tweddle tells George Matheson how his Customs and Excise team were able to crack the computer code of London drug dealer Ronald French giving them access to his assets. French was ordered to a pay £1.7 million for importing 350kg of cannabis. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

George Matheson; Douglas Tweddle

Keywords

London; Cannabis; Illegal drugs; Legal decisions; Computers; Billboard (radio programme); Codes; Ronald French

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