A man currently serving a jail sentence for offering to sell parts of endangered species has been ordered to pay back £100,642 within six months or face another three-year jail sentence.

Allawi Abbas, 53, (02/02/1965) of Gisburne Way, Hertfordshire, was sentenced to 14 months in jail in November for keeping/offering for sale rhinoceros horns, elephant tusks and hippopotamus teeth.

A financial investigation under POCA pursued by the Met’s Criminal Finance Team resulted in a criminal benefit agreed at £961,777 and his available assets were agreed to be £100,642.  Any other major funds / valuables / property up to the benefit amount that he accumulates during his lifetime will be removed from him as and when they come to police notice.

Source: Met Police

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