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Bracknell drug dealer Frank Sines must pay back more than £21k
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Bracknell drug dealer must pay back more than £21k

By Becky Barnes
October 02, 2012

A drug dealer was ordered to pay back more than £21,000 after police seized thousands of pounds worth of drugs, an imitation firearm and cash.

Frank Sines, 44, of Boole Heights, Bracknell, was jailed for 30 months on August 6 and was ordered to pay back the amount at a cash forfeiture hearing at Reading Crown Court last Thursday.

Sines was arrested at the home of Dino Defazio in Hazeldene, Chieveley, near Reading, on May 26, 2011 and police seized nearly £20,000 of drugs in the boot of his hired BMW.

Officers found 'skunk' cannabis, cocaine and mephedrone plus other items indicative of drug dealing activity and took a further quantity of cash from his pocket.

A search of his home in Bracknell revealed seven bars of cannabis resin, an imitation firearm and more cash.

Sines pleaded guilty to possession of criminal property in relation to the cash, possession with intent to supply class B drugs, and possession of a firearm.

He pleaded not guilty to several charges of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs, and these charges will remain on file.

Phillip Croxson, financial investigator from the economic crime unit, said: “The Proceeds of Crime legislation is a powerful tool to remove criminal property earned from drug dealing and other forms of crime. By removing cash from circulation, there is a disruptive element as well as a deterrent impact on criminals operating within the community.”

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Winstanley, you have a talent as a wordsmith.

Wobbly Bob
03/10/2012 at 16:38

You could put it that way Bob - I'd prefer the more poetic 'A misery peddling waste of skin, with a face like a bag of spanners'

Winstanley, Bracknell
03/10/2012 at 12:53

Good afternoon Winstanley, a dog that would never get sold!! If he appeared in front of me in a dark alley I'd just hand over the wallet, a face only a mother could love, at twilight with the sun going down behind him. Fair play on claiming the money backm just hope the money covers the costs of these units findig and grabbing it!

Wobbly Bob
03/10/2012 at 12:48

There's the face of someone who's taken their fair share of suppositories.

Shylock Manly, Reading
03/10/2012 at 11:11

By the way, the previous post contains an extract from www.getreading.co.uk dated 15/04/2003

THOMAS CASAGRANDA
02/10/2012 at 21:27

The name de Fazio rings a bell as well

Champs
02/10/2012 at 19:21

I dealt with Phillip Croxson on an economic property crime, when I was employed. He's a top chap, and it's great that he's working to remove the finances from these dodgy people.

THOMAS CASAGRANDA
02/10/2012 at 19:01

Bob - another case of owners looking like their dogs!

Winstanley, Bracknell
02/10/2012 at 18:48

Reading is near London, in fact Reading is in London if you speak to people in Wales! Luton is a London airport, Stansted the same. I understand your point though. Perhaps if it was not near Reading it would not go in the Reading paper and we couldn't see that really scary face. From his wedding album apparently.

Wobbly Bob
02/10/2012 at 16:42

TBTWAPOS, possibly but it is 'slightly' stretching a point. Mortimer is near Reading, Purley is near Reading, Newbury/Chievley is beginning to get a little far away imo.

whitespirit
02/10/2012 at 16:34

@whitespirit

In my opinion it would be perfectly valid to say that Basingstoke is "near" Reading.

To be taken with a pinch of salt..., Tilehurst
02/10/2012 at 14:28

I hope they get all of the £21k and more.

NotJohn, Reading
02/10/2012 at 14:10

Chieveley. Near Reading? Really? It's only 15 miles away by Junction 13 of the M4 so I guess it may be valid to say Basingstoke is near Reading now as well.