Police in Co Fermanagh have seized £1700 from a vehicle in Lisnaskea after they were 'not satisfied' with how a driver and passenger obtained the cash.
The vehicle was stopped on Friday March 11 on Main Street in the Co Fermanagh town, with officers suspecting controlled drugs were in the vehicle.
While no drugs were found, the officers located the cash and later seized it and brought it to a judge where it will be retained until further enquiries are made.
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"On Friday, District Support Team Officers observed a vehicle being driven along Main Street, Lisnaskea," police said in a statement.
"Using powers under Article 180 of the Road Traffic Order (NI) Order 1981 the vehicle was stopped. As a result of this stop and upon speaking to the driver and passenger of the vehicle, officers established reasonable suspicion that there was controlled drugs within the vehicle or in the possession of one of the occupants of the vehicle.
"During the course of the search no drugs were located however the occupants of the vehicle had over £1700 cash between them in their possession.
"Initial enquiries were made as to how they came into possession of this cash however we were not satisfied with their answers.
"The cash was then seized under Section 294 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 as officers had reasonable suspicion that it was recoverable property, or intended by those persons for use in unlawful conduct.
"This is a lot of money for some people and most of us would find it quite easy to show how we have come into possession of this kind of cash.
"Some of the cash seizures we’ve been responsible for in the past have ended up being donated to local charities and can be used for other initiatives related to crime prevention, protecting members of the public and catching criminals."
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