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Man arrested for 'selling over 500 fake coronavirus testing kits on Dark Web'

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of selling fake coronavirus testing kits on the dark web. The man, 38, from Birmingham, was arrested at his home in the city's Jewellery Quarter and was taken into custody on Tuesday for alleged offences under the Fraud Act 2006, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

It is alleged the man sold the kits to customers in the UK and United States. The NCA said officers seized small quantities of what is believed to be cocaine and heroin from the address, and business records which are now being examined.

A 36-year-old suspect is also being sought in connection with selling fake Covid-19 testing kits. A second property was searched in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, where suspected fake testing kits were

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