In the game of cops and robbers, it is the Gentiles who won the battle last year. Indeed, the record seizures of criminal assets in 2014 rose sharply, according to information from the Paris .
458 183 530 euros in assets were seized by the police. In detail, the national police made seizures 325,658,724 euros an increase of 27% compared to the previous year. And gendarmerie seized 132 524 806 euros for goods, an increase of 37%. And these figures do not take into account two seizures recently: two luxury hotels for a cumulative amount of € 102 million.
figures rejoice the police and gendarmerie. They reflect “the will of all services to develop and strengthen the illegally acquired property seizures under criminal practices.”
Compensation for law enforcement
These assets are bank accounts, the cash , buildings ( 600 for an amount of € 330 million), luxury cars or electronic equipment. They are captured and managed by the Agency management and recovery of assets seized and forfeited .
This agency, created in 2011, may decide to sell the property at auction. But it may also decide to give them compensation to police. To do this, it must wait until they have been permanently confiscated as a result of a court decision.
This mainly cars. Of the thousands of cars confiscated files submitted by the police, nearly half have finally joined their fleet.
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