To:

Name of person from whom cash seized: Unknown

and last address: Unknown

Amount of cash seized: £3,810.00

Amount of cash in respect of which this notice is given: £3,810.00 plus any accrued interest.

Date of seizure (PACE): 12th October 2024 Time of seizure: 0845

Place of seizure (PACE): Rutland Gardens, Hove

Date of seizure (POCA): 11th March 2025 Time of seizure: 1205

Place of seizure (POCA): John Street Police Station, Brighton BN2 0LA

Take notice that

I Detective Inspector Paul Driscoll CD730,

a senior officer within the meaning of S.297A(6), am satisfied that the cash, or part –

(a) Is recoverable property, or

(b) Is intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct.

Any person, whether a recipient of this notice or not, may object to the proposed forfeiture within the period for objecting. The period for objecting is at least 30 days starting with the day after this notice is given. The period for objecting to this notice expires on 3rd July 2025.

An objection means a written objection sent to Financial Investigator Graham MILES, Sussex Police, John Street, Brighton BN2 0LA an objection is made when it is received at the address.

Effect of this notice S.297C:

The cash is to be detained until –

(a) the cash is forfeited under this section,

(b) the notice lapses under this section, or

(c) the cash is released under a power conferred by this Chapter.

If no objection is made within the period for objecting, and the notice has not lapsed, the cash is forfeited unless an application is made to set aside forfeiture.

An application to set aside forfeiture, S.297E, may be made by a person aggrieved by the forfeiture, to a Magistrates’ Court, before the end of the period of 30 days, starting with the day on which the period for objecting ended. The Court may extend the period in exceptional circumstances.

Signed: P. Driscoll

Date: 29th April 2025

You are advised to read the following notes; the notes do not form part of the notice.

Notes to forfeiture notice

1. Part 5, Chapter 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is the governing legislation.

2. The seizure, detention and forfeiture of cash which is recoverable property is a civil action, not a criminal prosecution.

3. There are Codes of Practice relating to these matters which are available from:

(a) The person who issued the notice

(b) Any police station

(c) On line at https://www.gov.uk

4. The notice must be given in accordance with Statutory Instrument 2015 No.857.