Drug dealer ordered to pay back £679k in ill-gotten gains

A Cambridge drug dealer has been ordered to hand over more than £679k.

A Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing held at Huntingdon Crown Court yesterday (5 February) ordered 36-year-old Maroof Rahman to pay £30,918.86 within three months or face two further years in prison.

He must also pay back a further £648,468.26 upon his release from prison.

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Detectives at Cambridgeshire Constabulary raided Maroof Rahman’s home in Mill Road and another property in Birdwood Road in August 2022 where they discovered cocaine, cannabis, along with equipment for the production of drugs and multiple mobile phones.

They also found almost £18,000 in cash as well as a firearm and live ammunition.

At the time of his arrest, Rahman was on licence for a previous six-year sentence handed to him in July 2018 for drug related offences.

At Peterborough Crown Court on 23 August, Rahman was sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison. He was found guilty of being in possession of a prohibited, viable firearm and possession of ammunition. He also pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis, possession of cocaine, acquiring criminal property and possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis.

Detective Constable James Campbell, who investigated, said: “Rahman is a dangerous individual in possession of ammunition and a gun, running a criminal enterprise across the city with others beneath him collecting and delivering the drugs.

“Now, not only has he got a significant prison sentence, but he must also pay back his ill-gotten gains.

“We will continue to disrupt the supply of drugs in Cambridgeshire and tackle the associated criminality to ensure the safety of the residents of the county.”

Anyone with information about drug activity in their communities is asked to contact police. Information from the public helps to build an intelligence picture and reduce drug related crime including violence and anti-social behaviour.