£30million recovered from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act Organised crime gangs have had their bulging wallets picked after detectives seized almost £30 million in dirty money and criminal assets....
£30million recovered from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime ActOrganised crime gangs have had their bulging wallets picked after detectives seized almost £30 million in dirty money and criminal assets. Police Scotland hit crime kingpins where it hurts most by seizing £29.8 million in cash, luxury goods and assets bankrolled by organised crime over the past year. Violent gang bosses rake in huge illicit profits through empires built on drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and cybercrime. Approximately two-thirds of active gangs in Scotland deal in the illicit drug trade, mainly in cocaine and cannabis. Now detectives, backed by justice officials, are using tough Proceeds of Crime Act powers to rip into the hidden wealth of drug kingpins, fraudsters and tax cheats by freezing accounts and seizing cash, cars and assets.theedinburghreporter.co.uk