The UK's Federation AgainstCopyright Theft has announced that four men have been arrested in Thamesmead,southeast London, after a counterfeit DVD factory was raided.

Two Bexley Police officerstracked two men after noticing suspicious behaviour on Redbourne Road. The area was then searched and police dogs and ahelicopter were called in.

The three-floor house had anestimated 30,000 counterfeit DVDs inside as well as burning and packagingequipment.

'This was a majorfactory and its discovery will cause some serious disruption to piracy in theLondon area,' said Kieron Sharp, director general of FACT.