Trade uncover con by runners across the South

Four police forces in the south of England are investigating a series of deceptions that have hit at least half a dozen dealers for high-value items. Thames Valley, Kent, Hertfordshire and Metropolitan Police are now convinced that what first looked like a series of isolated incidents is in fact part of a systematic con being perpetrated by three runners using a number of modus operandi.

Dealers in London, Berkhamsted, Herts, Woodstock, Oxon, Westerham, Kent and Ampthill, Beds have fall…

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