Court freezes £1.5m assets of murdered drugs baron

Crimefighters in Northern Ireland have frozen more than £1.5m (€2.1m) worth of cash and property belonging to a murdered loyalist paramilitary boss, it emerged today

Court freezes £1.5m assets of murdered drugs baron
Wed, 10 Sep, 2003 - 12:35

Crimefighters in Northern Ireland have frozen more than £1.5m (€2.1m) worth of cash and property belonging to a murdered loyalist paramilitary boss, it emerged today.

Assets Recovery Agency chief Alan McQuillan has taken control of all bank accounts belonging to drugs baron Jim Johnston after being given permission by the High Court in Belfast.

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