29 Mar 2023

Government going after gang leaders in the pockets

From Morning Report, 6:15 am on 29 March 2023

The Justice Minister says new legislation passed last night shows the government is going after gang leaders where it hurts most - their pockets.

The new laws give police powers to go after the assets of gang associates who can't prove to the court how they came to possess them.

Kiri Allan says organised criminals are structuring their finances to avoid their assets being seized by putting property in the names of associates.

Allan spoke to Corin Dann.