UK: PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER FOUND GUILTY OF PLOTTING TO SABOTAGE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER MATCH

Record ID: 980580

  • Title: UK: PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER FOUND GUILTY OF PLOTTING TO SABOTAGE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER MATCH
  • Date: 21st August 1999
  • Summary: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 20, 1999/ FILE) (AUGUST 20) (PATV) 1. DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT ANDY SELLERS, WHO LED THE SOCCER SABOTAGE INVESTIGATION, LEAVES COURT BUILDING 2. CAMERAMAN 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SELLERS SAYS HE IS PLEASED WITH THE RESULT AND HOPES IT SENDS OUT A MESSAGE 4. COURT BUILDING/ CAMERAMAN 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SELLERS SAYS THE FIGURE INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL FAR EAST BETTING SYNDICATE COULD HAVE BEEN AS MUCH AS 30 MILLION POUNDS (48 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS) PER GAME (FILE) (METROPOLITAN POLICE) 6. CHARLTON ATHLETIC GROUND BUILDING 7. SABOTAGE EQUIPMENT USED 8. DEMONSTRATION OF REMOTE CONTROL SABOTAGE OF FLOODLIGHTS (AUGUST 20) (PATV) 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SELLERS SAYS THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS INVOLVED HAVE CHECKED SECURITY AND WILL REMAIN ON ALERT FOR SIMILAR ATTEMPTS (FILE) (PATV) 10. FLOODLIGHTS AT CHARLTON ATHLETIC GROUND SEEN THROUGH LOCKED GATE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th September 1999 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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