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Heysham drug dealer told to pay back £8,000
A DRUG dealer has been ordered to pay back more than £8,000 or face further time in jail.
Adam Wilson, 42, of Heysham Mossgate Road, Heysham, was jailed in January 2011 for 30 months for possession with intent to supply cocaine.
At a recent Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Preston Crown Court, the judge deemed that Wilson had benefited from his crimes to the sum of £9,675.
His current assets were set at £8,395 and a confiscation order put in place, meaning he must pay the money within 28 days or face a further five months in prison.
Detective Constable Steve Dixon of Lancashire Constabulary’s proceeds of crime unit said: “Where we see that a criminal has financially benefited from their illegal activities – either by hoarding cash or spending it lavishly – we will seek to strip them of their assets through the courts.
“This can be in the form of taking money, cars – even their homes – and if we become aware that they have other assets in the future we will continue to confiscate them until the full total of their benefit has been met.”
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a sandgrownun
Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 08:05 AMhairydog you may have a point maybe it shoud be spent were its from on drug advice and treatment.in heysham
Hairydog
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 07:21 PMBless you Andy. I'm not from Morecambe at all but i do run a successful business here and i don't have to repeat myself either! Don't judge everyone by your own intelligence or we really will be down and out!
Nannie64
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 10:48 AM@ Andy1 I find it insulting that you generalise and call Hairydog 'Morecambe Scum' Not all people from the area are scum. I have to agree with area51, that it's good that he is off the streets and no longer able to 'deal'. However, it will take a long time, if ever, before we can say that our area is 'clean' again.
area51
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 07:40 AMNow people calm down, at least the dealer is of the streets for a while anyway! So long as he is locked up he can't be peddling filth on the streets!!!
andy01
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:49 PMhairydog are you the thickest that comments on these pages, the fines go to help cover costs of crime and sometimes the victims. it doesnt go to the courts for party's or whatever your implying, typical morecambe downandouter
andy01
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:47 PMhairydog are you the thickest that comments on these pages, the fines go to help cover costs of crime and sometimes the victims. it doesnt go to the courts for party's or whatever your implying, typical morecambe scum
Hairydog
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 04:00 PMBut should our courts benifit from drug money? This cash should go to the nearest charity otherwise our courts are no better than the dealers.
Dr livingstone.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 03:56 PMthis'll be what he told them ..probably a fraction of what he really made.
area51
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 12:02 PMExcellent, but how do they work out that he made £9675 from doing the deals?
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