That on the 09/08/2024, a quantity of cash, namely, £36,000, was seized from a vehicle in the car park of the King Charles Hotel, Gillingham, later detained on 13/09/2024 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

I, A/DI 10689 DOVEY, of the Serious Crime Directorate, Kent Police, a senior officer within the meaning of S.297A(6) of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) am satisfied that the cash (plus any accrued interest) or part of it is :

a) recoverable property; or

b) is intended by any person for use in unlawful conduct

as per s297A(2) POCA.

Any person may object to the proposed forfeiture within 30 days, starting with the day after the notice is given. Accordingly, the period for objecting to this notice expires on 17th March 2025.

Any objections must be made in writing to A/DI 10689 DOVEY , Proceeds of Crime Team, Kent Police, 4th Floor, Ashford Police Station, Church Road, Ashford, TN23 1BT.

If no objection is received at the above address within the prescribed period stated herein the cash will be forfeited.