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Brothers surrender £5.7m assets | Brothers surrender £5.7m assets |
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Three County Armagh brothers have surrendered property and other assets worth £5.7m. | Three County Armagh brothers have surrendered property and other assets worth £5.7m. |
The Serious Organised Crime Agency took a civil case against Damien, Joseph and Francis McGleenan from Keady. | The Serious Organised Crime Agency took a civil case against Damien, Joseph and Francis McGleenan from Keady. |
Soca said that the men had made millions from years of cross-border fuel smuggling. | Soca said that the men had made millions from years of cross-border fuel smuggling. |
The assets they handed over include 12 homes in Belfast and south Armagh, three offices and building land both in NI and in the Republic of Ireland. | The assets they handed over include 12 homes in Belfast and south Armagh, three offices and building land both in NI and in the Republic of Ireland. |
Monies totalling more than £870,000 and the proceeds from the sale of two houses are included in the Consent Order, granted on Wednesday. | |
The civil action began in 2005 | |
John Whiting of HM Revenue and Customs enforcement group said the "assets were amassed through years of fuel smuggling and excise fraud". | |
"Those involved in the illegal fuel trade are not providing a public service; it is organised crime funding luxurious lifestyles," he said. | |
Ian Cruxton of Soca said they would continue to target those who profited from crime. | |
"Fuel smuggling is not a victimless crime and the people involved in it should take this warning," he said. |
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