Two arrests in illegal money lending operation
The operation was carried out by the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit
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Two people have been arrested following an operation targeting illegal money lending in south-west Scotland.
Officers from the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit (SIMLU) - working with partner agencies - searched three properties in Stranraer, Kirkcolm and Cairnryan.
It said that two men - aged 47 and 31 - had subsequently been arrested.
It added that a report would now be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
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