Monday, January 03, 2005

Number's up for Mr Bigs as men in grey ensure crime doesn't pay / Scotland on Sunday, 26 Dec 2004

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1466272004
Kate Foster
"The Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA) is to employ a crack team of accountants to work alongside its squad of hardened, streetwise detectives in the battle against the nation�s Mr Bigs.

The agency believes accountants - despite their popular association with grey suits and low social skills - can improve conviction rates by doggedly following the paper trail most major criminals leave behind them.

At present, this work is �contracted out� to independent experts and the SDEA believes an in-house team can achieve more in less time while saving money.

The SDEA is expanding its remit from drug trafficking to all forms of organised crime and is to employ experts in a range of areas to help. "