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| Illegal pressurised gas refills 'cost £2m' | Illegal pressurised gas refills 'cost £2m' |
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| Organised crime gangs are selling potentially dangerous bottled refills to gas customers in Northern Ireland. | Organised crime gangs are selling potentially dangerous bottled refills to gas customers in Northern Ireland. |
| On Wednesday, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will hear that gangs are selling illegal refills, which are used for home heating and cooking. | On Wednesday, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will hear that gangs are selling illegal refills, which are used for home heating and cooking. |
| East Belfast MP Naomi Long, who sits on the committee, believes the gangs could be making up to £2m a year from the potentially unsafe refills. | East Belfast MP Naomi Long, who sits on the committee, believes the gangs could be making up to £2m a year from the potentially unsafe refills. |
| Calor Gas is due to give evidence to the committee at Westminster. | Calor Gas is due to give evidence to the committee at Westminster. |
| The hearing is part of the committee's inquiry into fuel laundering and other smuggling and illegal trading by organised crime gangs in Northern Ireland. | The hearing is part of the committee's inquiry into fuel laundering and other smuggling and illegal trading by organised crime gangs in Northern Ireland. |
| The MPs have already heard from the PSNI and HM Revenue and Customs officials. | The MPs have already heard from the PSNI and HM Revenue and Customs officials. |
| Now they will hear how unchecked refills of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) could be a growing problem. | |
| Calor Gas is one of the largest suppliers of bottled gas in Northern Ireland and is subject to considerable regulation when refilling pressurised gas canisters. | Calor Gas is one of the largest suppliers of bottled gas in Northern Ireland and is subject to considerable regulation when refilling pressurised gas canisters. |
| The illegal gangs make their money by obtaining used canisters and refilling them themselves, without the same safety checks. | The illegal gangs make their money by obtaining used canisters and refilling them themselves, without the same safety checks. |
| Suppliers like Calor lose out because they fail to get canisters returned as the gangs hold on to them to be refilled again and again. | Suppliers like Calor lose out because they fail to get canisters returned as the gangs hold on to them to be refilled again and again. |
| The committee will also being hearing evidence from Japan Tobacco International (JTI) about the company's concerns over cigarette smuggling from the Republic. | The committee will also being hearing evidence from Japan Tobacco International (JTI) about the company's concerns over cigarette smuggling from the Republic. |
| JTI estimates that 17% of cigarettes and nearly 60% of loose tobacco has been illegally brought into Northern Ireland from over the border. | JTI estimates that 17% of cigarettes and nearly 60% of loose tobacco has been illegally brought into Northern Ireland from over the border. |