A DRUG dealer has had thousands of pounds confiscated by the police.
Franky Brown, 28, formerly of Langham Drive, Clacton, is currently serving a five and half year prison sentence after appearing at Chelmsford Crown Court in September 2024.
Brown was arrested by police on March 23 that year.
He had thrown a bag over a garden fence which was recovered and found to contain 1kg of cocaine.
A search of properties linked to the drug deal led to officers seizing £15,000 in cash, another 50g of cocaine and almost 30g of MDMA and a mixing agent.
Brown later admitted charges of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession of criminal property.
After Brown’s assets were seized following a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing, £76,247 has now been confiscated by court order.
A financial investigation by Essex Police’s serious economic crime unit had set out to prove exactly what assets Brown had available to him.
Police estimated Brown had benefitted from more than £120,000 in total through his offending and he had assets worth £76,000 available for confiscation.
The confiscation orders allow for 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.
Financial investigator Emma Gibson said: “This money is the result of painstaking reviews of financial records, bank statements and transactions.
“Every penny we prove was ill-gotten is a penny less in the pockets of criminals.
“That’s crucial when tackling drug dealing – disrupting the money in the harmful cycle of drug supply makes it harder and harder for criminals to benefit.
“Instead that money goes back into fighting county lines drug dealing and supporting causes in our own communities.”
