Steroids dealer contesting property confiscation
A two-day hearing in a few months’ time will be needed to deal with the Crown’s bid to seize a Christchurch property from jailed illegal steroids dealer Phillip James Musson.
Musson, 45, of Bishopdale, agreed to the Commissioner of Police’s bid to confiscate two silver ingots, a gold ingot, 47kg of silver, 20 silver coins, and $60,610 in cash at a High Court hearing in December.
But the case was back before Justice David Gendall in the High Court today to sign off on the assets forfeiture order, and to set a hearing for the property.
Musson has not agreed to that property being confiscated and three parties with an interest in the property have applied for “relief from hardship” that they say would arise from the forfeiture.
Counsel for the three parties, Trudi Aickin, said a two-day hearing would be needed, and Justice Gendall then set a timetable that would bring the case back to court about mid-year.
Musson was jailed for nearly five years six months on 182 Medicines Act charges of dealing in steroids as well as three separate charges of importing and selling a class C drug, and supplying a class B drug – methadone – between January and May, 2012. He pleaded guilty to all charges.
The Commissioner has sought confiscation of a list of articles and property under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
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