24 Mar 2023
THE COMMISSIONER, NEW ZEALAND POLICE v CHENG [2023] NZHC 606
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 606
- Court
- High Court
The Court allowed the profit forfeiture claim against Thomas Cheng for $512,852 based on the admitted summaries of fact for methamphetamine importation and supply and the statutory presumption under s53 (respondent failed to rebut). The Court dismissed the money laundering claim against Thomas (no additional unlawful benefit identified) and all forfeiture claims against William Cheng and Nyioh Hong because money laundering was not established in relation to their New Zealand assets and any benefit from tax evasion was effectively negated by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue's capacity to rec…