Crime crackdown hotline launched

Jun 2 2009

A telephone hotline enabling people to check out suspicious firms will be part of a new war against organised crime, it has been announced.

The phone line will enable both the public and private sector to check credentials of the firms who may have links with crime, said Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.

It will form part of a new strategy for tackling serious and organised crime being announced on Tuesday in Edinburgh by the Justice Minister and crime-fighting bodies.