Over £76,000 confiscated by police using court order

More than £76,000 has been confiscated by police in Essex by court order.

28 year-old Franky Brown, formerly of Langham Drive, Clacton, was previously jailed for five-and-a-half years for supplying cocaine and possessing criminal property.

His assets were seized at the same time and now, following a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing.

Essex police stated:

"These confiscation orders allow officers to reclaim as much as possible from offenders to fund further work by the Home Office and Essex Police to tackle these offences, as well as supporting charitable causes through the Essex Community Foundation.

Alongside the criminal investigation, our Serious Economic Crime Unit set out to prove exactly what assets Brown had available. In total, we estimated Brown had benefitted from more than £120,000 through his offending and he had assets worth £76k available for confiscation."