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Sat 11 Nov 2002Proceeds of crime laws to be tested in courtANALYSIS: The State faces a challenge confiscating crime proceeds, writes Carol CoulterThere are two Acts dealing with the confiscation of the proceeds of crime. One is the 1994 Criminal Justice Act, and the other is the 1996 Proceeds of Crime Act. Both have been used to confiscate the proceeds of drug-trafficking.