Five people have been arrested at a computer fair in Wolverhampton accused of selling pirated games, modified chips and modified game consoles
Computer and video game piracy currently nets criminals approximately £540m in the UK

Trading Standards sinks games console pirates

Police blitz hauls in game chips and pirate software

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£1m mod chipper found guilty

'Mr Modchips' only second UK person to be convicted of chipping games consoles 26 Oct 2007

Software police nab top UK chipper

Elspa arrests man in Stoke-on-Trent 15 Feb 2008

£1m mod chipper found guilty

'Mr Modchips' only second UK person to be convicted of chipping games consoles 26 Oct 2007

Software police nab top UK chipper

Elspa arrests man in Stoke-on-Trent 15 Feb 2008

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£1m mod chipper found guilty

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