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Pendle drug dealer told repay £17,000

2:19pm Monday 7th November 2011 in Brierfield Photograph of the Author By Chris Gee, Reporter

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A DRUG dealer jailed earlier this year has been ordered to pay back £17,000 of proceeds from his illegal activities.

Abdus Wahid, 29, formerly of Albert Street, Brierfield, is currently serving eight months in prison for possession with intent to supply cannabis.

He pleaded guilty to the charges at Burnley Crown Court in April.

On Friday at the same court, Lancashire police’s Pennine division’s financial investigation unit was successful in its application to have the proceeds from his crimes confiscated.

The judge accepted he had benefited from his crime to the value of £17,500 and he was ordered to repay the full amount within six months or face a further nine months behind bars.

Wahid was arrested in August 2010 after police stopped his red Honda Civic in Arthur Street, Nelson.

He attempted to flee on foot and was seen to throw a carrier bag containing skunk cannabis, snap seal bags and cash into a nearby yard.

He was arrested a short time later and the carrier bag was rec-overed by police.

DC Tony Morris said: “As this case shows, people will not profit from crime in Lancashire.

"The Proceeds of Crime Act is one of many tools we are using to come down hard on offenders.

“I hope this sends out a warning. If we find you with cash that you cannot account for, you will be targeted.”

Courts do not deal with con-fiscation at sentencing.

Following a conviction police often investigate the finances of people they suspect obtained money illegally and ask the courts to force them to hand the money over. All money raised is spent tackling crime and anti-social behaviour, with local communities receiving a share through Community Cashback.

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Comments(21)

PK Bailey says...
2:33pm Mon 7 Nov 11

Would be good to hear if this ever happens!

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feciko says...
3:38pm Mon 7 Nov 11

Bet your life in reality it will be double or treble this amount, this is probably only what the Police can get their hands on ....

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ROBERTSLUMDWELLER123 says...
4:06pm Mon 7 Nov 11

yep it certainly sends out a message,,CRIME DOES PAY!!! 8 months??? just dont get caught!!!!

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ravehat says...
11:18am Tue 8 Nov 11

the drug issue should be removed from being a criminal matter to a medical matter. the war on drugs has failed and if you think it hasnt failed ask yourself why everything purchased has gone up in price such as food, petrol and electricity why does it still cost the same to get any drug a the same price. 10 pounds will buy you a crack rock 20 years ago and how much does it cost now? 10 pounds for a crack rock. after all the tens of billions already spent on the war on drugs does this sound like value for money? why cant we accept people will choose to escape sometimes and our only legal way of doing this is to use addictive, cancerous substances. let end prohabition it has failed the people who need it most. those who are in need of medical treatment.
go to http://clear-uk.org/ and become a member and help fight this stupidity.

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Seventeen says...
11:19am Tue 8 Nov 11

Give us money or we'll lock you up for longer!!! :) Yeah keep that kind of justice rolling.... Pathetic.

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grower of conviction says...
11:41am Tue 8 Nov 11

How can he repay the cash, did the courts score weed off him or is he supposed to repay his customers; surely the term repay is wrong!!!

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grower of conviction says...
11:41am Tue 8 Nov 11

How can he repay the cash, did the courts score weed off him or is he supposed to repay his customers; surely the term repay is wrong!!!

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trhippy says...
11:45am Tue 8 Nov 11

I want to know how it was decided that he had benefited from crime to the value of £17000. Did you know policy can arrest you SOLELY for having a couple hundred quid in your pocket if you can't explain to an "acceptable standard" how you got it? Of course, looking middle class is a defence. You only get harassed for having money if you "should" be poor.

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Greylox says...
12:14pm Tue 8 Nov 11

Now imagine if all the cannabis dealers paid tax on their earnings and you realise how stupid this country is for not allowing a regulated market. Look at all the places in the world that let you smoke either through coffee shops or medicinal programs and you will see that there is not an explosion of mental health issues, crime or youngsters using it. This country is pathetic and full of people who like to sound off about something that they have no clue about. There is no legitimate reason to keep cannabis illegal...especially considering how much safer it is than alcohol/caffeine/nic
otine/nutmeg...the list goes on.

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Greylox says...
12:14pm Tue 8 Nov 11

Now imagine if all the cannabis dealers paid tax on their earnings and you realise how stupid this country is for not allowing a regulated market. Look at all the places in the world that let you smoke either through coffee shops or medicinal programs and you will see that there is not an explosion of mental health issues, crime or youngsters using it. This country is pathetic and full of people who like to sound off about something that they have no clue about. There is no legitimate reason to keep cannabis illegal...especially considering how much safer it is than alcohol/caffeine/nic
otine/nutmeg...the list goes on.

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short21 says...
12:39pm Tue 8 Nov 11

cannabis can cure cannabis can be taxed cannabis is pretty safe cannabis grows 3x a year the gov keep it illegal so they can try to patent it but they have failed in all aspects

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martynjhorne says...
4:25pm Tue 8 Nov 11

the only criminals here are the government ,,,any government that is not listening to the people ,deliberately,is a criminal government.The same type who they tell the public to hate when its a foreign figure.

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will12 says...
5:12pm Tue 8 Nov 11

Well if theres SO MANY Countries where Drugs are legal, then what the hill are you waiting for, GO, jump on a Plane or Boat and go have yourself a Party and leave us citizens who DON'T do Drugs to a peaceful life on this Island which would be Drug-Free if it was up to me.

I'm a bit of a kill-joy, aren't I, but at least we would get rid of the addict's who rob, steal and harass people for money for the next fix !!!

I had the trauma of my little girl who wouldn't sleep in her own room because some scumbag who needed his next fix, broke in through her bedroom window, and the thought of him coming in again, scared the hill out of my little girl.

And this scumbag dealer should have received 80 years or a rope. No Drugs, No Dealer's, No Addict's, No Problem.

And I bet within 5 minutes of returning to "his" patch, he will be dealing again.

Deal or No Deal, Live or Die ??????

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grower of conviction says...
6:22pm Tue 8 Nov 11

After that rant one might wonder if Will 12 is an age reference, in a democracy we all are supposed to get a vote!!!

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will12 says...
6:48pm Tue 8 Nov 11

And we all get a "Vote", well if you Vote for the Main 3, you are lied to and deceived, and I for one, who has voted against these 3, for many-a-year, is sick to the back teeth of the falsehood they represent.

If this is a Democracy, then why do only certain people have "their" say. If you say anything against the PC Brigade then you are branded, usually a "racist", because that seems to be the "in" word, yet it is the truth that is being denied to the Majority by the Dictatorship of 600+ fools who were voted in by the lies and deceit told to the population.

I am a Law abiding citizen of this Country who is now really getting possed off, because I don't have a "special" Card, simply because I speak the Language of this Country. There is an under-current flowing through this Country of Nationalism, which is being fed by the PC Brigade, every day there is a new story of something else beinfg swept under the carpet, and today's is the Border Agency, but "WE" have to put up with their incompetence, because "WE" live in the real World where these Drug Dealing scum, who certainly don't adhere to their holy scriptures are profiteering from an illegalities, whilst neglecting the fact, they are actually slowly killing these people !!!

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iloveburnley says...
12:36pm Wed 9 Nov 11

There are so many police officers around Burnley and Pendle but not enough being done. That's one drug dealer amongst thousands. They need to be thoroughly investigated i.e. mobile phone records and their benefits slashed. I wouldn't be suprised if these culprits are signing on and their council tax is being paid for them. Nelson and Brierfield is full of them and their growing in numbers. What's point of having a Police Station in the centre of Brierfield when you can score drugs a few hundred yards away.

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grower of conviction says...
3:21pm Wed 9 Nov 11

God I,m glad I don't live around Burnley, the place seems to be populated with daily mail readers judging from some of displays in pure ignorance / arrogance from the Anti brigade. Who seem to be living in some kind of special LA LA land of their own from reading their post's. The problem lies within prohibition just like it did in the states when alcohol was banned, wake up and smell the flowers, cannabis is here to stay prohibition can not will not stop it; it only make the problem worse, its worth more money illegal not just to the growers but to the instituisions of the state ie, police, courts and prisons all of which continue to grow and cost society more whilst preventing NOTHING!!!!!!!

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will12 says...
1:36am Thu 10 Nov 11

The only people living in "LALA" land are those with the drug addiction, or am I dreaming???

And how many move on to stronger drugs because Cannabis can't give them "their buzz" !!!!

So if its illegal, lets make it legal ??????

Sounds like you've had one spliff too many ;-)'

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Greylox says...
12:34pm Thu 10 Nov 11

The only people living in "LALA" land are those with the drug addiction, or am I dreaming???

And how many move on to stronger drugs because Cannabis can't give them "their buzz" !!!!

So if its illegal, lets make it legal ??????

Sounds like you've had one spliff too many


will12, you are very confused. Drugs aren't alike and you don't move from one to another to get a better buzz. People try other drugs for a different buzz. Alcohol has a huge buzz, which is probably why it's the biggest killer drug in the world. Cannabis shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence as other drugs, let alone banned. Anyway, I just hope one day that you don't need medical cannabis. Also I would move to another country where I'd be allowed to use cannabis and be treated like an adult at the same time, but there is the small issue of my job/family/friends that are here. I didn't choose to get born in this redundant country.

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will12 says...
9:27am Mon 14 Nov 11

Greylox wrote:
The only people living in "LALA" land are those with the drug addiction, or am I dreaming??? And how many move on to stronger drugs because Cannabis can't give them "their buzz" !!!! So if its illegal, lets make it legal ?????? Sounds like you've had one spliff too many will12, you are very confused. Drugs aren't alike and you don't move from one to another to get a better buzz. People try other drugs for a different buzz. Alcohol has a huge buzz, which is probably why it's the biggest killer drug in the world. Cannabis shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence as other drugs, let alone banned. Anyway, I just hope one day that you don't need medical cannabis. Also I would move to another country where I'd be allowed to use cannabis and be treated like an adult at the same time, but there is the small issue of my job/family/friends that are here. I didn't choose to get born in this redundant country.
Confused ?? I think not.

I have known too many young kids move onto "stronger" stuff, with one being sectioned to a mental unit at 19, yes 19, because he started with cannabis and moved on to a fix with a "better buzz" !!!!!!

Yes, we know waht alcohol can do, because of years of data, but there is not enough research on the effect of drugs, so, in 50 years when drugs are the norm, and I am long gone, the World will be a very scary place !!!

I suffer from pain, that you couldn't imagine, but will NEVER to turn to an ILLEGAL substance, however bad it gets !!!! And cannabis the last time I looked was ILLEGAL and is a drug!!!

And you didn't choose to be born in this "redundant Country", but YOU CHOOSE TO STAY !!!!!! Make every excuse you want not to leave, but please, do you want me to get my violin out !!!!!

ps If I ever get to Prime Minster, don't vote for me, I would sort the drug problem in the UK, but its not a Politically Correct method, but it would be an Enviro-Friendly method, I'll give you a clue, a bit of a "bin laden" ie fish food !!!!! problem eradicated simple ccccch !!!

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grower of conviction says...
10:58am Mon 14 Nov 11

y criminal convictions over cannabis keep me from emigrating, My Mothers brother died to keep us free, my father left S Ireland at the outbreak of WW2 to do the same. (nobody told them it would not include members of thier own family) I have been around cannabis all my life yet I know many more people that did not go on to hard drug use than did. I know more people who went onto Heroin from alcoholism the cannabis use . I knew more people who's lives have been ruined by alcohol. I know more people for whom alcohol has been a gateway drug. I know more cannabis smokers who are caring and concerned for their fellow man then I do alcohol users, Maybe it's because alcohol users are encouraged to show hate,contempt and ridicule to one section of society in the way they are no longer allowed to show to blacks, gays or the disabled. Cannabis users like other drug users on the other hand are the victims of that hatred, contempt and ridicule and as such have empathy; unlike the self righteous that believe they have the right to treat others in a way they would not like directed at themselves.
As for the self praise that comes from the anti camp; blind adherence to a law created Nazi Germany and it used the ignorance of that fact to establish the death camps and its guards supported it because they were told its OK to hate! OK to show contempt! OK to ridicule! SO roll up folks take your place as guards you are perfectly suited to the role and perhaps you will get a chance to turn on the gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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