Bloomberg: "London Organized Crime `Out of Control,' Police Officer Says"

The head of London Metropolitan Police's organized-crime unit said criminal gangs are ``out of control'' in the U.K. capital, and the government needs to provide more resources for law enforcement.

Gangs that deal in crimes such as fraud, fake passports and trafficking women for prostitution are thriving, Bob Murrill, head of the department's Operation Maxim squad told the British Broadcasting Corp. The squad's successes, including 150 arrests since 2004, have been ``the tip of the iceberg,'' he said. . . .

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