Seizure
120BA Seizure
A member of the Police Force may seize:
anything found in the possession of a person or as the result of a search, being a thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds, is a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment;
money, a valuable security or other thing:
found in the possession of a person; or
found as the result of a search,
being money, a valuable security or thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds, was received or acquired by a person directly or indirectly as or from the proceeds or part of the proceeds of the supply of a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment;
an acknowledgement, note or other thing:
found in the possession of a person; or
found as a result of a search,
being an acknowledgement, note or thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds:
entitles a person to receive; or
is evidence that a person is entitled to receive,
money or money's worth that is the proceeds or part of the proceeds of the supply of a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment;
a thing found in the possession of a person as the result of a search, being a thing that the member suspects, on reasonable grounds, is evidence of the commission of an offence against the
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990;
where a person is apprehended for an offence against the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990, an article or thing:
found in the possession of the person; or
found as the result of a search,
being an article or thing that is of a type used in the manufacture, production, cultivation, use or administration of a dangerous drug, precursor or drug manufacturing equipment; or
an aircraft, ship, train or vehicle which a member believes on reasonable grounds is being or has been used or is intended to be used in the commission of an offence against the Misuse of Drugs
Act 1990.
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