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Fri 08 Aug 2003NI citizens willing to inform on criminalsPeople in Northern Ireland are more prepared to inform on drug dealers and racketeers, new research suggests.British government research found that 52 percent of those questioned declared they would inform the authorities, on criminals suspected of amassing illegal fortunes, compared with 48 per cent of those asked a year earlier.