Joel Tasker, a drug dealer operating in Skegness, who was slapped with a 12-year prison sentence early this year, has been told to pay back just £720 out of the £22,000 he amassed illegally. Tasker’s operation, dubbed the ‘Scouse line’, was active from April 2022 to March 2023, prior to his apprehension and subsequent conviction. Despite reports indicating that Tasker’s total illicit earnings exceeded £221,000, a financial probe discovered only £720 in accessible assets. At a proceeds of crime hearing held at Lincoln Crown Court, the court decreed the identified sum must be relinquished to the Lincolnshire Police within a 28-day window, otherwise Tasker is at risk of spending an extra day in jail.
The Lincoln Post has reworked this story, which was initially reported by bbc.com.
