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| SOCA Uses New Legislation |
23-Jul-08
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| 82 years for drug offences and new powers to prevent future criminality used in landmark case following major SOCA investigation... |
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Six men have been sentenced to a total of 82 years for drug offences, with four also being issued orders preventing them using multiple phones or possessing more than £1000 cash.
The convictions followed a major investigation by the Serious Organised Crime
Agency which resulted in the seizure of 26kg of cocaine and of more than £1m cash.
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Alongside the significant jail terms, four of the six defendants were issued Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs) – these are a new power and are designed to prevent the four men from being involved in organised criminal activity in the future.
- Barry GREEN was sentenced to 23 imprisonment and an SCPO,
- Mark DAY was sentenced to 17 imprisonment and an SCPO
- Jonathan WATSON was sentenced to 15 imprisonment, an SCPO and a Travel Restriction Order;
- Deryk WHITE was sentenced to 11.5 imprisonment and an SCPO
- Brent DWYER was sentenced to 9 imprisonment, and
- Paul AUSTIN was sentenced to 6.5 imprisonment.
The SCPOs will commence on the date of their release from prison. The terms of the SCPOs prevent Day, Green, Watson and White from:
• possession of more than £1,000 in cash without informing SOCA;
• applying for a loan or mortgage without informing SOCA; and
• owning or using more than one mobile phone.
William Hughes, SOCA’s Director General, said:
“This is a significant day in the fight against serious organised crime. The lengthy jail terms and prohibitive restrictions on future activity send a very clear message to criminals that their activities may be curtailed even after prison sentences have been completed.
“SOCA is committed to tackling serious organised crime. New legislation such as Serious Crime Prevention Orders will protect the public and send a very clear message to those involved in serious organised crime - that SOCA will make the UK an ever more difficult place to commit serious organised crime.”
Gregor McGill, Head of Division E at the Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office commented:
“This is an excellent outcome. Serious Crime Prevention Orders are a very good new weapon in our armoury against determined professional criminals. As specialist government prosecutors we in RCPO use all the powers at our disposal to continue to do our utmost in cooperation with our SOCA colleagues to ensure that dangerous criminals are vigorously investigated and effectively prosecuted.”
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