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Series 3 (Shortened Versions): Episode 8
At the port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, our defenders are on the hunt for shipments of counterfeit and dangerous goods, to stop them from entering the country. \n\nWe hear the story of a fire which devastated a family’s home, possibly caused by a faulty electrical charger or hoverboard.\n\nThey chase down a gang bullying elderly people to have unnecessary building work done, and hear from one pensioner who paid out over £300,00, almost his entire life savings, for work that should have cost around £30,000.\n\nThey also hunt down a gang which callously dumped tons of illegal waste next to a motorway in Hampshire.
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