£1m seized from loft

In what is the largest forfeiture of cash in the force’s history, West Midlands Police recovered over one million pounds in notes from a house.

The record-breaking discovery was made by officers executing a warrant at an address in Birmingham, believed to be linked to drugdealing activity.

During a search of the house, officers discovered over £1 million in cash and an industry-sized cash-counting machine in the loft. A quantity of drugs was also found.

West Midlands Police was successful in its attempt to forfeit the cash on the basis that it was obtained through the proceeds of drug-dealing.

The intelligence-led operation was carried out by detectives from Force CID, a specialist department set up to tackle the most complex and serious of crime in the area.

Last year West Midlands Police confiscated over £5m from criminals and seized over £1.8m in cash. So far this year,
already £1.5m cash has been seized and confiscation orders
made for over £1.8m.

Detective Chief Inspector Steven Reed said: “This is the most significant seizure of cash in the history of the force. Our specialist financial investigators have also been successful in forfeiting the money, which means it can be reinvested back into the community for the benefit of others.

“We hope it will go a long way towards disrupting criminal
activity in the area and reassure members of the public we are fully committed to protecting them from drug dealers and any other form of criminal activity.”

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