The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 was the first act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom specifically dealing with laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking. The legislation was enacted as a direct response to the failure of the courts' power making it impossible under the law, as it stood, to confiscate some £750,000 of drug trafficking proceeds which were traced directly to the offenders convicted in consequence of Operation Julie.
An Act to make provision for the recovery of the proceeds of drug trafficking and other provision in connection with drug trafficking, to make provision about the supply of articles which may be used or adapted for use in the administration of controlled drugs or used to prepare a controlled drug for administration and to increase the number of assistant commissioners of police for the metropolis.
drug, trafficking, offences, 1986, first, parliament, united, kingdom, specifically, dealing, with, laundering, proceeds, drug, trafficking, legislation, enacted, direct, response, failure, courts, power, making, impossible, under, stood, confiscate, some, dru. The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 was the first act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom specifically dealing with laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking The legislation was enacted as a direct response to the failure of the courts power making it impossible under the law as it stood to confiscate some 750 000 of drug trafficking proceeds which were traced directly to the offenders convicted in consequence of Operation Julie Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986Act of ParliamentParliament of the United KingdomLong titleAn Act to make provision for the recovery of the proceeds of drug trafficking and other provision in connection with drug trafficking to make provision about the supply of articles which may be used or adapted for use in the administration of controlled drugs or used to prepare a controlled drug for administration and to increase the number of assistant commissioners of police for the metropolis Citation1986 c 32Territorial extent United KingdomDatesRoyal assent8 July 1986Other legislationRepealed byDrug Trafficking Act 1994Status Partially repealedText of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 as in force today including any amendments within the United Kingdom from legislation gov uk It was largely repealed and replaced by the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 External links editText of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 as in force today including any amendments within the United Kingdom from legislation gov uk nbsp This legislation in the United Kingdom or its constituent jurisdictions article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 amp oldid 1187831099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
