UK - Drug dealer ordered to pay £447k

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This from the BBC News (Humberside) website:

Drug dealer ordered to pay £447k

A jailed heroin dealer has been ordered to hand over almost £450,000 of his assets - the largest confiscation order ever awarded to Humberside Police.
Kevin Brough, of Wirksworth, Derbyshire was jailed for five years in 2006. He will have to serve another three years and eight months if he fails to pay up.
The 48-year-old had been found guilty of conspiracy to supply drugs in Hull, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Wiltshire.
He was ordered at Hull Crown Court on Thursday to sell £447,124.29 of assets. Under the Proceeds of Crime Act, half of the money goes to the Home Office, with the rest split between Humberside Police, the courts and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Lorraine Baines, senior financial investigator for Humberside Police, said: "This is an excellent result for Humberside Police, particularly as it is the largest confiscation order awarded to the force.
"It sends out a clear message to those people who continue to deal in drugs that the custodial sentence is only the first part of their punishment as the courts are willing to use their powers to strip convicted criminals of the assets gained from their criminal lifestyle.
"Humberside Police are prepared to work alongside the experienced financial investigators at the Regional Asset Recovery Team in order to pursue high level drug dealers."
Brough was subject to a lengthy drug trafficking investigation by Humberside Police's Major Crime Unit in 2005.
Investments sold
During a search of his home 250g of heroin was recovered along with a large amount of cash hidden underneath drawers in the bedroom.
He was convicted in May 2006 and jailed for five years.
Hull Crown Court decided on Thursday that Brough had benefited from his criminal lifestyle to the tune of £737,942.90, but only £447,124.29 could be accounted for. All of his assets, including property, bank accounts and investments, were seized after his arrest and will have to be sold or cashed in to satisfy the confiscation order.