THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) was granted an interim injunction by the High Court yesterday which rest rains an Englishman from reducing his assets in Ireland below £475,000, or disposing of two properties in Co Clare.
Mr Barry Galvin, CAB's solicitor, said Mr David Huck left Ireland "hurriedly" on July 10th, 1993, before the arrest of his yacht, The Brime, off the Irish coast. Two tonnes of cannabis resin, worth £20 million were found on board.
According to Mr Galvin, Mr Huck was arrested by British police last October on a boat off the English coast and charged with attempting to import four tonnes of cannabis into the UK. He is currently in orison in Bristol.
Mr Galvin said at the time of Mr Huck's departure he owned three properties in Co Clare and a valuable Morgan sports car. From Garda investigations and documentation seized he believed Mr Huck owned a valuable building site at Ogonnolloe, Co Clare, which was bought in May 1993, for £23,000.
Mr Galvin said at the time of Mr Huck's departure he owned three properties in Co Clare and a valuable Morgan sports car. From Garda investigations and documentation seized he believed Mr Huck owned a valuable building site at Ogonnolloe, Co Clare, which was bought in May 1993, for £23.000.
Mr Galvin said a thatched cottage and 1.5 acres of adjoining garden in an unnamed part of Co Clare were now registered in the name of Mr Ralph Niemeyer and the Morgan car had been sold for £12,300 in August 1993.
He believed from the Garda investigations that apart from £35,000 paid over by AIB, the proceeds of the sales to Mr Niemeyer and of the motor car, which amounted to £77,300, had been remitted to Mr Huck and removed from Ireland.
Mr Galvin said he believed Mr Huck had been unable to dispose of one of the Co Clare properties because his brother, Mr William Huck, refused to vacate the premises. He was informed in January that Mr William Huck was about to vacate the premises.
Mr Galvin said that from the time Mr Huck left Ireland he had been attempting to dispose of his assets in this State.
Mr Justice Costello granted interim injunctions restraining Mr Huck or anyone acting on his behalf from selling, transferring or dealing with two Co Clare properties. The injunction, which continues until February 10th, also restrains Mr Huck reducing his assets in this State below £475,000.
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