Moses, Tony

Tony Moses was convicted in February 2004 of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition or restriction on the importation of a Class A drug. Mr Moses received a sentence of eight years’ imprisonment and a confiscation order of £1,846.45 with 28 days’ imprisonment in default.

The CCRC received an application for review of the confiscation order in February 2007.

Mr Moses had been found carrying cocaine with a value of £57,000, as well as £1,400 and $1,000 in cash when he was stopped at Heathrow Airport. Mr Moses entered a guilty plea to the charges.

A confiscation order was sought and Mr Moses’ benefit was recorded as the value of both the cocaine and the cash.

Mr Moses was advised that this was unavoidable despite arguing that the cash had no connection with the drugs.

Following review, the CCRC concluded that the purchase value of the drugs should not have been included in the benefit calculation, that the cash was unconnected to the drugs and therefore did not constitute benefit, and that no confiscation order should have been made.

The CCRC referred the confiscation order in May 2007.

The Court of Appeal quashed the confiscation order in December 2007.