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| Three arrests in Europe-wide investigation into animal rights groups | Three arrests in Europe-wide investigation into animal rights groups |
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| Police in London and Amsterdam have arrested three people following a long-running, British-led investigation into blackmail connected to militant animal rights groups. | Police in London and Amsterdam have arrested three people following a long-running, British-led investigation into blackmail connected to militant animal rights groups. |
| Officers from the Metropolitan police arrested a 50-year-old woman at a home in Croydon, south London on suspicion of conspiracy to blackmail, the force said in a statement. Officers were searching the home as well as a business premises in central London. The woman is in custody at a south London police station. | Officers from the Metropolitan police arrested a 50-year-old woman at a home in Croydon, south London on suspicion of conspiracy to blackmail, the force said in a statement. Officers were searching the home as well as a business premises in central London. The woman is in custody at a south London police station. |
| In Amsterdam, officers from the Dutch national crime squad arrested a woman and a man, both aged 25, under a European arrest warrant. The Dutch officers were searching the home where the two were arrested, as well as a separate business address. The pair are also in custody. | In Amsterdam, officers from the Dutch national crime squad arrested a woman and a man, both aged 25, under a European arrest warrant. The Dutch officers were searching the home where the two were arrested, as well as a separate business address. The pair are also in custody. |
| The operation was led by the Metropolitan police's Counter Terrorism Command, and aided by the UK's National Domestic Extremism Unit, as well as the national crime squad in the Netherlands. "The three arrests mark a significant development in a long-running, proactive investigation into alleged criminal activity across Europe," the police statement said. | The operation was led by the Metropolitan police's Counter Terrorism Command, and aided by the UK's National Domestic Extremism Unit, as well as the national crime squad in the Netherlands. "The three arrests mark a significant development in a long-running, proactive investigation into alleged criminal activity across Europe," the police statement said. |
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