00:0042 people have been arrested in a metropolitan police crackdown on retail crime across London.
00:07Officers visited around 400 shops suspected of buying and reselling stolen goods,
00:13recovering tens of thousands of pounds worth of suspected stolen items.
00:1711 shops were issued with closure notices.
00:20The operation followed work with retailers and trading standards
00:24to identify businesses suspected of handling stolen goods.
00:27In Lewisham, officers found suspected stolen tinned mackerel alongside a machete,
00:33suspected stolen passports and driving licence.
00:36In Clapham, officers recovered branded meat products worth £1,000
00:41along with knives and a quantity of Class B drugs.
