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New powers to sieze trafficker’s assets approved in draft

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

“New laws to confiscate slave traders? assets: White Slave traders will be stripped of their ill-gotten gains under a crack down proposed by the Scottish Executive. Judges are to be given new powers to confiscate the assets of ?Mr Bigs? who profit from trafficking people for prostitution or the production of obscene or indecent material. . .” Courier

Press Release

“Moves to seize traffickers’ criminal assets: Anyone found to be trafficking people for prostitution or pornography in Scotland will get their ill-gotten gains stripped from them under new moves by the Executive to crack down on crime. . .” Scot. Exec.

See also:

The draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Amendment (Scotland) Order 2003. Note by the Clerk to the Justice 1 Committee on draft Order for approval at today’s meeting. (13th Meeting 2003 (Session 2)).

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002


Posted by MM on Wed 19th Nov 2003 at 9:46 pm
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