OFF THE WIRE
Manitoba seeking court approval to sell it under new provincial law
Winnipeg — The Canadian Press
Published on Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010 3:01PM EDT
.The Manitoba government has seized a Hells Angels clubhouse in Winnipeg's north end, and is seeking court approval to sell the building.
The province is asking the Court of Queen's Bench to order the forfeiture of the house and its contents.
The government is using a recent provincial law — the Criminal Property Forfeiture Act — that allows the province to take the proceeds of crime and sell them to raise money for victims or crime-fighting programs.
There's no word yet on when a judge will hear the matter.
Police raided the house last December as part of Project Divide, a series of drug raids in Manitoba and British Columbia that resulted in charges against 31 people.
