A 42-year-old man has been arrested following a raid of a private house in Heywood, Greater Manchester. Police seized 40 DVD burners, three computers, printers, over 6000 counterfeit DVDs and £5000 in cash that were found on the premises.

The operation was conducted by Greater Manchester Police in conjunction with Rochdale Trading Standard. All evidence has been handed over to the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), who will prosecute the case.

The man has been granted bail and is scheduled to appear in court in September.

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