Day: 4 December 2008

Former detective who shielded drugs baron jailed for five years – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2008 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A corrupt ex-detective who helped a drugs baron evade police in return for cocaine and nights with prostitutes was jailed for five years yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Drug companies celebrate collapse of price-fixing case – The Times

Posted December 4th, 2008 in medicines, news, price fixing by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office suffered a huge defeat yesterday with the collapse of its £25 million, six-year investigation into alleged price fixing among drug manufacturers.”

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The Times, 4th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk