Scots cops snare dozens of country's most wanted criminals despite Brexit fears
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dailyrecord.co.ukDozens of Scotland's most wanted criminals were successfully tracked down by crimebusters. However, the number was almost half the amount arrested the previous 12 months.
It comes amid fears Brexit thwarted police officers after they lost the right to use the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) when the UK left the EU, making extraditions more difficult.
Police Scotland's Fugitive Active Search Team (FAST) made sure 54 suspects faced justice – more than one each week.But the figure was down from 100 men and women tracked down while on the run in 2020.A source said: "Brexit has undoubtedly had a negative impact, but it wasn't as bad as was feared."The specialist unit, set up in 2019, arrested alleged gunmen, murderers, fraudsters, drug dealers,
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