Applied DNA Sciences SigNature(R) DNA Sends UK Thieves to Jail for 53 Years
August 13 2012 - 7:30AM
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Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), (Twitter: @APDN), a
provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product
authentication solutions, announced today that its SigNature® DNA
product has once again helped to send criminals to prison. Forensic
evidence, including SigNature DNA-marked stolen cash from Loomis
cash boxes, was used to link the criminals to a crime spree
spanning eight cash-in-transit (CIT) crimes in the United Kingdom.
The sentences for the ten criminals total 53 years.
Detective Constable Will Roscoe, leader of Operation Tejat, an
investigation launched by the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad
based at the Barnes office, London, said: "This was a prolific gang
of robbers specifically targeting cash in transit vans and
custodians. I have no doubt they would have continued this course
of action if it were not for a detailed and targeted operation to
identify and arrest them. Their convictions and sentences represent
a significant success for the Barnes Flying Squad and the MPS in
our Total War on Crime."
Cash in transit (CIT) businesses transport and store cash and
service ATMs. In the UK alone, an estimated £ 500 billion is
transported each year, or £ 1.4 billion per day. The nature of this
business makes CIT an attractive target for criminals, and as a
result the industry invests millions each year in security
equipment and devices. Attacks against CIT carriers in the UK has
been reduced significantly over recent years due to the investments
made in security and a close relationship between law enforcement
agencies, customers and the industry. The impact of SigNature DNA
has been notable in the CIT industry where APDN has been working
with Loomis UK, a provider of specialist cash management services
that use the most advanced security and technological solutions
available.
As reported in the Guardian on July 27th, the now-convicted
gang-of-10 stole more than £ 100,000 in eight robberies and
attempted robberies of CIT vans in Mitcham, Streatham, Wallington
and Croydon between January 3, 2011 and June 10, 2011. On all
occasions, force was used against security guards to snatch cash
boxes, which were later broken into and the cash contents stolen.
Much of the cash was marked with SigNature DNA. Detectives carried
out surveillance and forensic work, leading to the arrest of the
ten robbers on or shortly after August 24, 2011. Nine of the ten
pleaded guilty to robbery at Kingston Crown Court. One pleaded not
guilty but was convicted of conspiracy to rob.
About Applied DNA Sciences
APDN is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and
authentication solutions that can help protect products, brands and
intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from
theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature® DNA and
smartDNA, our principal anti-counterfeiting and product
authentication solutions that essentially cannot be copied, provide
a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute
perpetrators.
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projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on
assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many
of which are beyond the control of APDN. Actual results could
differ materially from those projected due to our short operating
history, limited financial resources, limited market acceptance,
market competition and various other factors detailed from time to
time in APDN's SEC reports and filings, including our Annual Report
on Form 10-K, filed on December 8, 2011 and our subsequent
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. APDN undertakes no obligation to
update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new
information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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