We watch as the story of one of Britain's largest ever drug trafficking seizure unfolds. Golem, a family yacht, was swooped on in Dover by the Border Force, and two men arrested as cocaine with an estimated street value of £120 million was found stashed aboard. The National Crime Agency charged and convicted the men, who were later sentenced to more than 34 years, and we watch as the boat is sold under the hammer for £96,000 at a Proceeds of Crime auction. Today's episode also follows a live raid with South Wales Regional Organised Crime Unit as they arrest a drug king pin and seize his high-value assets. But Proceeds of Crime isn't just about drug dealers and trafficking - it also combats white collar crime. We follow the case of Dean Ahmed, who tried to get away with a massive benefit fraud.
Another boat goes up for auction but this time it's the Albernina, which was used to traffic a deadly cargo of automatic weapons into the UK. The National Crime Agency had a tip off from Kent Police that a local crime gang were acting suspiciously. Covert officers immediately began a surveillance operation, but little did they know that right in front of their eyes the crime gang would audaciously attempt to sail £100,000 worth of guns imported from Eastern Europe into UK waters. Later we watch as Kirk Claus, one of the UK's biggest second-hand dodgy car dealers, gets his final comeuppance as he is ordered to pay back £6 million he cheated out of customers by selling faulty cars. One of his victims talks about their ordeal and we also see how proceeds of crime has helped fund a Manchester youth club.
Elite officers from the West Midlands Asset Recovery team raid the home of a man whom they suspect has been involved in mortgage fraud. We also watch how a fraudster, who was living in a mansion and hiding a cannabis farm in a secret den behind a false wall, has his proceeds of crime seized and valued for auction. A boat that was involved in smuggling illegal immigrants is auctioned off at a Proceeds of Crime sale, and a man is jailed for fraud after selling fake car insurance to more than 600 unsuspecting victims. Today's programme also visits Lylac Ridge farm in Wales, which helps disadvantaged children and adults and has benefitted from funding through Proceeds of Crime.
In today's episode two heavyweight drug dealers are forced to part with their high value assets. We also discover how financial investigators catch one of the UK's biggest fraudsters for failing to pay HMRC the tax they were due. We also see how the Police can seize anything they believe has been bought with Ill Gotten Gains, even the paintings off the walls of a house - as a drug dealer has works of art removed from his property and sold at auction to raise money for the public purse. We also watch as a Proceeds of Crime order helps bring down a local rogue trader and money is returned to the victims, and how a local community project in Wales was saved from being shut down by funds raised through Proceeds of Crime.
Today's episode highlights the work of one clever con-woman, Claire Miller. She conned an estimated 17,000 men into parting with money to join an escort agency she claimed to have set up. Police decided to seize her large collection of shoes and handbags from brands such as Chanel, Louboutin and Jimmy Choo, and sell them all off at a Proceeds of Crime auction. The programme also looks at the case of love rat Matthew Samuels, who conned five women out of their savings whilst pretending to be interested in romancing them. A Proceeds of Crime investigation by West Murcia Police discovered that he spent the money he had conned on buying expensive cars, and subsequently they were all auctioned off and the proceeds given back to his victims. We also see how Chesterfield Canal Trust has benefitted from criminals' money, receiving £20,000 to build a new narrow boat. They had already received funding to regenerate their local canal and now have a new boat which is available for pleasure trips and is a positive use of money seized back from criminals.
This episode follows the City of London Police from the outset of a proceeds-of-crime investigation, hot on the trail of an international fraudster. And one of the largest criminal enterprises ever in Britain is chased and taken down by Border Force and the navy, and the ship they used is auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Police in Derbyshire target a drug dealer and look to seize all the money he has been making illegally. The programme also follows the vital operation at sea that Border Force launched to find a fishing boat with an illegal cargo.
Merseyside police hunt down ill-gotten gains in an affluent home, and one of the country's most successful fraudsters has one of his treasured possessions seized and sold at auction.
Police in Merseyside execute multiple raids on properties across the Liverpool area searching for ill-gotten gains. The programme also finds out about a crime that lead to a sailing yacht being sold off at a proceeds-of-crime auction.
Police in Wales track down organised crime gangs selling drugs out of suburban homes. A luxury yacht, once a criminal's pride and joy, is up for sale at a proceeds-of-crime auction, but how much will it fetch?
Police aim to put a stop to the drug supply in Derby, and take away any assets and cash that have been made illegally. Plus the RNLI are called out to assist a yacht in distress, but they end up alerting Border Force after it refuses to be rescued.
In this episode, one career criminal pays an enormous price for his series of frauds. And an Aston Martin supercar bought for over a hundred thousand pounds comes to be at a proceeds of crime auction.
Police crack down on a number of addresses they believe are being used to sell drugs. And Wiltshire police surveillance on a former nuclear bunker ends with a shocking discovery, one of the biggest of its kind in the UK.
This episode follows Thames Valley Police's economic crime unit when they suspect two million pounds has gone missing in a fraud and are after a suspect who may have laundered the cash. Plus a pilot's aircraft is sold off to the highest bidder, but what did he do wrong? And the church groups with a novel way of helping to keep the streets safe after dark.
How do you raise more than a million pounds for the public purse in just a couple of hours? Ill Gotten Gains meets the Copp family, who loved flaunting their wealth on social media and wound up in one of the biggest fraud investigations ever. In Solihull a team of officers from the illegal money lending team are leading the fight against loan sharks who charge eye-watering high interest rates.
Ill Gotten Gains follows police officers as they strip criminals of the assets they have bought with cash made from crime. In Episode one we follow police as they seize a Mercedes from a drug dealer who had not paid back the money he made from crime, and we see how elite officers in Derby stop dealers making money in a public park by launching a series of arrests. We also see how high-fashion brands are very popular and selling like hot cakes at the Proceeds of Crime auction.
A massive police operation in Liverpool leads to a series of arrests of criminals, all of whom have made money illegally. An asset recovery team in the south west arrest a drugs gang and then seize the designer contents of their wardrobe - literally taking the shirts off their backs. And we visit the boxing club in Tuebrook that has received funding from money local police seized from criminals.
Loan sharks make huge sums from innocent members of the public, and we follow as the England Illegal Money Lending Team target a suspect and raid his home. The money lending team in Wales seize a caravan from a convicted loan shark and sell it at auction, and we see how cannabis officers in the West Midlands are able to seize all the paraphenalia used to grow cannabis and put it to a very different use.
In this episode, police target a drug dealer, and when he is convicted they seize and sell off a house he bought with drug profits. Elsewhere, officers target money being made by dealers on the street, and we see some of the weaponry police have to remove before they can seize any cash.
In this episode, we see how two brothers in Wales ran their own drug organisation until they were exposed by police. We watch as their prize possessions, two motocross bikes, are sold at auction to the highest bidder.
Today, Merseyside police are on the hunt for a missing two hundred thousand pounds - they have a suspect but need to find evidence. And we see how money seized from criminals is put back into community schemes, as an inclusive football club gets money from the proceeds of crime.
Up for auction today is a highly prized Harley Davidson motorcycle - but what did its former owner do to end up having his bike seized by police and sold off? And we see how a cunning burglar has all the proceeds of his crimes sold off to repay his victims. But proceeds of crime money is a big plus for an all-male choir, who are receiving funding paid for by cash and assets seized from crooks!
Specialist officers from the Economic Crime Unit in Thames Valley raid a gang of suspected fraudsters - hitting them in the early hours of the morning. And a drug gang are losing their Mercedes - it's going under the hammer at a proceeds of crime auction whilst they sit in jail.
Thames Valley Police pursue suspected fraudsters in their region, and we find out how money seized from drug dealers is helping to keep football fans safe in the West Midlands.
Thames Valley Police target a series of 'county lines' drug dealers in their area, and youngsters in Wales receive Proceeds of Crime money to keep their boxing club fighting fit.
Elite police in Derby hit the streets and arrest dealers making money on their patch, whilst a money launderer's watch is sold at auction. Meanwhile, money raised from selling criminals goods is used to help feed people via a special pop-up restaurant in the Midlands.
A violent dealer loses cash and his shoe collection when the Met police track him down. A rare Merc goes up for sale at the Proceeds of Crime auction, and money seized from loan sharks helps get one Midlands town in the seaside spirit.
Police raid a house in search of drugs but find something terrifying once they are inside the property. An unusual property goes on sale at a Midlands Proceeds of Crime auction - a Hidden House. And a chunk of money made from selling criminal assets is given over to a football club to help them train young local players.
In this episode, a fraudsters high-end Range Rover is taken off him and sold at auction, and police suspect an elderly man may have had his home taken over by drug dealers, so they send a team to help. We also see how a community patrol in the West Midlands is receiving money from criminals to keep the streets safe.
Nearly £20,000 of trainers have been seized from a wannabe gangster, and he's about to lose the lot at a Proceeds of Crime auction. Police in the Thames Valley target one crook's pension so they can use the cash to pay back his victims. And BMX-riding kids get a boost when Proceeds of Crime money is used to give them a proper track and training.
A police team try to recover what they suspect are some very expensive stolen vehicles. We also see how seized assets are sold off when a ring and a very prestigious Bentley are put up for auction – and the money returned to the public purse.
Police in the north east target suspected drug gangs. We also see how money seized from criminals is being used to help fund outdoor training for youngsters in the south west.
Police in Derby are after a man they suspect is part of a county lines drug operation, and a Merseyside drug dealer has his BMW seized and sold off at auction. But where does all the cash seized from criminals go? Well, some of it is being used in Bristol to get local kids playing the beautiful game.
A modern slavery team check for signs of workers being exploited, a massive shoe collection goes up for sale when a London drug dealer is sent to jail, and we learn how an American football team in the UK received a boost from proceeds-of-crime funding.
Proceeds-of-crime cash helps police go hi-tech as they use seized money to fund a drone team, and the team are soon in demand to cover drug raids across Lancashire and beyond. An amazing racing car is up for sale at the proceeds-of-crime auction, and we follow how one woman helped police get the better of a romance fraudster in Durham.
Police launch an early morning operation against suspected loan sharks and show us one of the strangest places they have found hidden cash.
Police in Belfast show off a large collection of designer goods they found at a suspected paramilitary drug dealer's house, and a cheating boyfriend has his assets sold off after he stole money from his former girlfriends.
National Crime Agency officers seize cash and drugs from a suspected county lines drug dealer, and Border Force officers at Gatwick sell off a huge haul of gold seized from a passenger.
Counterfeit cigarette sellers are targeted by police in Cleveland who suspect that large sums of money are being made from the sale of unsafe products. And one criminal targeted by the City of London has his Rolex watch seized and sold off, but what will it fetch?
Police in Yorkshire look for county lines drug dealers in Harrogate, and at auction one fraudster is about to have their home sold to pay back the money they made illegally.
A light aircraft is up for sale to the highest bidder today – its owners must pay back tens of thousands of pounds they made through crime, but what did they do? And a modern slavery unit in north Wales moves to help suspected sex workers at a caravan on their patch.
Police in the City of London target suspected telephone fraudsters in a series of early morning raids – but will they find vital evidence of this difficult to prove crime? And a Liverpool drugs gang have their Range Rover and swanky Chanel gloves sold off to the public in a proceeds of crime sale.
Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chanel – just some of the luxury handbags for sale at the proceeds of crime auction today, all of which were seized from one man! We also follow Hackney Trading Standards as they target a shop they believe is selling fake electronic goods on the high street.
Today we watch as Merseyside police investigate the case of a carer they think has taken a huge sum of money from the person she was supposed to be caring for, and we also see what a 'vishing' fraudster’s designer suit and clothes will fetch at auction.
Today, a drone goes for sale at the proceeds of crime auction, and police in Surrey are targeting county lines drug dealers. We also learn how dedicated Trading Standards officers in Powys tracked down a cruel con man targeting the elderly - and stripped him of all the cash he had stolen.
