A Cambridge drug dealer languishing in a prison cell is nursing a £680,000 debt – part of which he must find within 3 months and the rest when he completes a 13 year prison sentence. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing held at Huntingdon Crown Court today (5 February) ordered 36-year-old Maroof Rahman to pay £30,918.86 within three months or face two further years in prison.
He must also pay back a further £648,468.26 upon his release from prison.
At Peterborough Crown Court on 23 August 2024, Rahman was jailed for 13 years and eight months.
He was found guilty of being in possession of a prohibited, viable firearm and possession of ammunition.
He also admitted to being concerned in the supply of cannabis, possession of cocaine, acquiring criminal property and possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis.
The court heard how Rahman was discovered by police with drugs worth more than £500,000 and a loaded gun.
Detectives raided Rahman’s home in Mill Road and another house in Birdwood Road in August 2022 where they discovered cocaine, cannabis, along with equipment for the production of drugs and multiple mobile phones.
They also found almost £18,000 in cash as well as a firearm and live ammunition.
At the time of his arrest, Rahman was on licence for a previous six-year sentence handed to him in July 2018 for drug related offences.
Detective Constable James Campbell, who investigated, said: “Rahman is a dangerous individual in possession of ammunition and a run, running a criminal enterprise across the city with others beneath him collecting and delivering the drugs.
“Now, not only has he got a significant prison sentence, but he must also pay back his ill-gotten gains.
“We will continue to disrupt the supply of drugs in Cambridgeshire and tackle the associated criminality to ensure the safety of the residents of the county.”
Proceeds of Crime
Where cash is forfeited, half of the funds go to the police and the other half of the funds go the Home Office.
In some cases, the judge can allocate a percentage of the seized funds to a victim as compensation.
There have also been schemes that allocate forfeited funds to community programmes.
