ERSOU seized more than £2.25 in money and assets during 2020
- Credit: ERSOU/Bedfordshire Police
Convicted criminals across East Anglia have been forced to pay back more than £2.25million in 2020, it has been revealed.
Following work by specialist financial investigators from the Eastern Region Special Operation Unit (ERSOU), £2,252,145 in money and assets has been confiscated from criminals convicted of offences such as drug dealing and money laundering.
In addition, a further £1.3m in compensation was secured for victims who lost money through crimes such as fraud.
Another £623,000 in cash, typically found by officers when searching suspects or undertaking warrants at locations where criminals are believed to operate, was successfully forfeited through court orders.
ERSOU seized more than £2.25 in money and assets during 2020
- Credit: ERSOU/Bedfordshire Police
Convicted criminals across East Anglia have been forced to pay back more than £2.25million in 2020, it has been revealed.
Following work by specialist financial investigators from the Eastern Region Special Operation Unit (ERSOU), £2,252,145 in money and assets has been confiscated from criminals convicted of offences such as drug dealing and money laundering.
In addition, a further £1.3m in compensation was secured for victims who lost money through crimes such as fraud.
Another £623,000 in cash, typically found by officers when searching suspects or undertaking warrants at locations where criminals are believed to operate, was successfully forfeited through court orders.