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Article: Strathclyde police in corruption inquiry
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- November 20, 1998
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A FEMALE criminal with a grudge against two detectives has
triggered a major investigation into alleged corruption in
Strathclyde Police.
Last night, the force confirmed that an investigation, led by a
senior detective, was under way after the woman's allegations that
officers passed on information to crooks.
Some tape recordings are apparently available.
The woman, who is well known to detectives, is understood to be on
"friendly" terms with both criminals and police officers. Her
activities on the fringes of both criminal and police operations,
where information changes hands at a price, is thought to have
triggered the woman's grudge.
The woman is known to the Strathclyde force as having ...