The Director of the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) recently presented a cheque of US $ 66,577.00 which is equivalent to approximately EC $ 179,758.09 to the Accountant General, as a result of a recent successful enforcement action by the ONDCP, which resulted in a forfeiture of US $ 665,770.74 to the United States.

By agreement, the US has shared some of the proceeds with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. The ONDCP in execution of the requested assistance to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda from the United States Government took action to register and enforce a Forfeiture Order in a case concerned with the illegal sale of drugs over the internet.

The Director of the ONDCP takes this opportunity to point out that criminal forfeitures of money do result in a deposit into the Treasury. Over the past years the ONDCP, as a result of successful forfeitures and enforcement action, has deposited approximately US $ 275,000.00 and slightly over EC $1,840,000.00 to an accumulated amount of approximately EC $2.58 million dollars to the Treasury. Director Croft maintains that with increased efficiency and effectiveness that additional monies will continuously be deposited to the Treasury of Antigua and Barbuda.