Suspected drug barons face having almost all of their property seized by police – down to the rings on their fingers – before they are charged with any offence, under a dramatic anti-drugs strategy to be unveiled by ministers this week.
The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will target drug dealers with new powers designed to attack the profitability of their illicit trade. The move is certain to face criticism from civil rights advocates.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hardline-antidrugs-plans-to-hit-dealers-786536.htmlInterviewed on the Today Program this morning, Jackie Smith was asked,
"Is it really true that you going to suggest that people should have their assets taken before they've even been charged with a crime because that would seem to run against a very fundamental principle of British law?"
She replied,
"Yes it is and we'll change the law to make sure that we can do it"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/ram/today3_drugs_20080227.ram (about 6 mins 20 seconds in)
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