Ex-policemen jailed in Cyprus

Wednesday 11 June 1997 23:02 BST

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wo former British policemen were jailed for 18 months yesterday after admitting burglary in an industrial espionage case in Cyprus.

Retired Detective Chief Inspector Michael Flack and ex-Detective Constable Paul Whybrow claimed they were "set up" as they investigated the unlawful copying of patented pharmaceutical products on the island. Both confessed to stealing documents from a customs clearing office in February. Whybrow, 47, and Flack, 52, from Bexley, south-east London, pleaded guilty to a single burglary charge at the criminal court in Limassol.

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