MILLIONS of pounds seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act will be shared between police forces.
Vernon Coaker, the Home Office Minister for Crime Reduction, said constabularies across England and Wales will receive £4.4m from assets seized between July and September last year.
The scheme allows police and recovery agencies to retain half of all cash they seize from criminals.
West Yorkshire Police will receive £62,743.70.
Mr Coaker, who helped launch the initiative last year, said: “This is a double-win for policing.
“Seizing money from criminals takes the profit out of crime and a share of it goes straight back to the police force that confiscated it to be spent on local crime fighting priorities.
“In just three months the police and other agencies have recovered £30m from criminals.
“This is a tremendous achievement and I am grateful to the police and other partners for their hard work in confiscating criminal assets and disrupting criminal gangs.”
He announced £15m will be shared between police, prosecutors, customs officers and other public agencies.
