Inquiry into sale of fake bomb detectors expanded
8 June 2010 An investigation into the sale of fake bomb detectors whose failure to detect explosive devices is believed to have led to hundreds of deaths in Iraq has expanded to a number of firms in the UK.
The Independent revealed the arrest of security firm director Jim McCormick by Avon and Somerset police in January after his company was said to have made millions of pounds in sales from the detectors.
The British Government has announced a ban on the export of the device known as the ADE651 which operates on a "dousing" principle and has no electronic components to Iraq and Afghanistan.
City of London Police announced today that offices and homes linked to three businesses selling the equipment were raided by officers who seized hundreds of devices, components and cash.
A number of people, said the police, will soon be interviewed under caution on suspicion of fraud. The companies involved are Global Technical, based near Ashford, Kent: Grosvenor Scientific, of Ottery St Mary, Devon; and Scandec, of Nottingham. Continued
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