19 May 2014
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v BEET & COMINS [2014] NZHC 1054
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 1054
- Court
- High Court
The Court was satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the cash seized on 24 February 2011 ($11,021.50) and 24 May 2012 ($31,800.00) was tainted property because of the combination of the large unusually formatted cash sums, contemporaneous drug items and paraphernalia, text messages indicative of drug dealing, the respondents' lack of credible lawful sources or supporting documentation, and the first respondent's convictions related to the same incidents; accordingly, mandatory asset forfeiture orders under s50 were made and the third party's relief was dismissed.