Justice Secretary David Gauke will set up new crime unit to track down and seize the cash of drug lords dealing in jails
The new unit will use data intelligence to identify 'common or significant' accounts – and build a profile of the lags connected to them
JUSTICE Secretary David Gauke will vow to finally track down and seize the cash of drug lords masterminding crime behind bars.
The Tory is setting up a new crime-busting ‘financial crime’ unit to spot illicit bank transactions and freeze accounts.
Ministry of Justice sources said some prisoners use external bank accounts to pay for drugs inside.
The new unit will use data intelligence to identify “common or significant” accounts – and build a profile of the lags connected to them.
It’s the latest attempt to try and get a grip on the record drug-fuelled violence in Britain’s prisons.
Prisons Minister Rory Stewart has already announced a ‘back to basics’ regime at 10 notorious jails in a bid to bring down the sickening level of assaults.
Mr Gauke will say: “My message to kingpins is this: we are already blocking your phones, putting you in isolation and now we will make sure you can’t access your money.
“Dealing drugs in prison will no longer be profitable because we will find your assets and we will seize them.”
More than 2,000 kilograms of drugs were found in Britain’s jails last year.
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