Steven Gribble, 44, was sentenced at the High Court at Glasgow in June 2024 after pleading guilty to a charge of being involved in Serious Organised Crime.
Gribble’s conviction came after a haul of cocaine with a street value of £1.6million was recovered following a police search of a property in Aberdeen during October and November 2023.
Gribble, of Aberdeen, was later identified as having criminal links to the owner of that property.
At the High Court in Edinburgh on 1 October 2026, the Court made a confiscation order in the sum of £189,038 and recorded that his benefit from general criminal conduct was £1,710,000.
The confiscation order can be revisited if further assets belonging to Gribble are identified in the future to be paid towards the full amount that was determined as the benefit from his general criminal conduct.
Sineidin Corrins, Procurator Fiscal at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), said:
“Proceeds of Crime orders are a vital tool to disrupt crime in Scotland and one of the many ways we can target those who try to profit from illegal activity.
“We will not stop at prosecution. The Crown has the power to extend orders to seize money and assets Steven Gribble acquires in the future to pay back the full amount he made from his crimes.
“Even after convictions are secured, the Crown will apply to the court to pursue orders to ensure funds obtained illegally are confiscated.
“The money recovered is reinvested into our communities through the Cashback for Communities programme.”
During an earlier hearing, the court heard that Gribble had been pinpointed as having a controlling interest in a Serious Organised Crime gang operating in the North-East of Scotland.
He was arrested after a number of phones seized from known criminal associates linked him to the supply and sale of Class A drugs in the region.
During the search of his house, police also recovered several mobile telephones, laptops and electronic devices and a tick list which was found within his partner’s jacket.