Ill Gotten Gains
Looking at how Regional Organised Crime Units and Forces are taking down Britain's criminals by confiscating their assets as 'Proceeds of Crime' and selling them at auction. Each show focuses on a proceeds of crime auction, with experts and law enforcement personnel helping us to understand more about Proceeds of Crime, the items confiscated and the crimes behind the 'Ill Gotten Gains.'
- 2016-2020
- 4 seasons
- Documentary
Looking at how Regional Organised Crime Units and Forces are taking down Britain's criminals by confiscating their assets as 'Proceeds of Crime' and selling them at auction. Each show focuses on a proceeds of crime auction, with experts and law enforcement personnel helping us to understand more about Proceeds of Crime, the items confiscated and the crimes behind the 'Ill Gotten Gains.'
Season 4 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Episode #4.1
43 mins
A police team try to recover what they suspect are some very expensive stolen vehicles. Seized assets are sold off when a ring and a very prestigious Bentley are put up for auction - and the money returned to the public purse.
Episode 2
Episode #4.2
44 mins
Police in the north east target suspected drug gangs. We also see how money seized from criminals is being used to help fund outdoor training for youngsters in the south west.
Episode 3
Episode #4.3
44 mins
Police in Derby are after a man they suspect is part of a county lines drug operation, and a Merseyside drug dealer has his BMW seized and sold off at auction. Cash seized from criminals helps local kids in Bristol playing football.
Episode 4
Episode #4.4
44 mins
A modern slavery team check for signs of workers being exploited. A huge collection of shoes is up for sale when a London drug dealer is jailed. An American football team in the UK receive a boost from proceeds-of-crime funding.
Episode 5
Episode #4.5
44 mins
Proceeds-of-crime cash helps police go hi-tech as they use seized money to fund a drone team and they are soon in demand. A racing car is up for auction and we see how one woman got the better of a romance fraudster.
Episode 6
Episode #4.6
44 mins
Police launch an early morning operation against suspected loan sharks and also show us one of the strangest places that they have found cash has been hidden.
Episode 7
Episode #4.7
44 mins
Police in Belfast show off a large collection of designer goods they found at a suspected paramilitary drug dealer's house, and a cheating boyfriend has his assets sold off after he stole money from his former girlfriends.
Episode 8
Episode #4.8
44 mins
National Crime Agency officers seize cash and drugs from a suspected county lines drug dealer, and Border Force officers at Gatwick sell off a huge haul of gold seized from a passenger.
Episode 9
Episode #4.9
43 mins
Counterfeit cigarette sellers are targeted by police in Cleveland who suspect large sums of money are being made from the sale of unsafe products. And one criminal targeted by the City of London has his Rolex watch seized and sold off.
Episode 10
Episode #4.10
43 mins
Police in Yorkshire look for county lines drug dealers in Harrogate, and at auction one fraudster is about to have their home sold to pay back the money they made illegally.
Episode 11
Episode #4.11
43 mins
A light aircraft is up for sale to the highest bidder at a proceeds of crime auction. A modern slavery unit in north Wales moves to help suspected sex workers at a caravan on their patch.
Episode 12
Episode #4.12
44 mins
Police in the City of London target suspected telephone fraudsters in a series of early morning raids. A Liverpool drugs gang have their Range Rover and swanky Chanel gloves sold off to the public in a proceeds of crime sale.
Episode 13
Episode #4.13
43 mins
At the proceeds of crime auction luxury handbags go under the hammer - all seized from one man. Hackney Trading Standards target a shop they believe is selling fake electronic goods on the high street.
Episode 14
Episode #4.14
44 mins
Merseyside police investigate the case of a carer they think has taken a huge sum of money from the person she was supposed to be caring for. A 'vishing' fraudster's designer suit and clothes are sold off at auction.
Episode 15
Episode #4.15
43 mins
A drone goes for sale at the proceeds of crime auction, and police in Surrey are targeting county lines drug dealers. Trading Standards officers in Powys track down a con man targeting the elderly and strip him of the cash he stole.