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| Manchester United tickets seized in raid on Ticket Touts |
 The BBC is reporting that Manchester police investigating a suspected ticket-touting ring have nabbed dozens of Manchester United tickets at a property in the city. More than 40 tickets for a recent match against Arsenal and dozens of season cards were found, along with £11,000 in cash.
The BBC reported that three men, aged 23, 26 and 51, have been arrested on suspicion of ticket touting and other offenses. Greater Manchester Police said they had since been released on bail.A spokesman said the men were initially held after a house was raided on 28 January. He said: "A number of items, believed to be stolen, were seized, along with a large quantity of football tickets." A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods, ticket touting and money laundering, while another man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and ticket touting while a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of ticket touting and money laundering. Related Articles: Online ticket retailer Seatwave beats postal strike through HMV partnership Seatwave and UK music retailer, HMV, have joined up with Seatwave in launching an in-store music ticket box office. The partnership will allow customers to buy and sell tickets in HMV right up to the day of the event. Seatwave will also launch an online ticket exchange for HMV.
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