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| Ice cream man gives ARA £900,000 | Ice cream man gives ARA £900,000 |
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| A west Belfast ice cream man who sold smuggled cigarettes from his vans has agreed to hand over more than £900,000 to the Assets Recovery Agency. | A west Belfast ice cream man who sold smuggled cigarettes from his vans has agreed to hand over more than £900,000 to the Assets Recovery Agency. |
| It comes after an investigation into Stephen Albert Baxter, from Lyndhurst View Park, lasting more than two years. | It comes after an investigation into Stephen Albert Baxter, from Lyndhurst View Park, lasting more than two years. |
| Baxter sold ices from four vans - but was also caught selling cigarettes. | |
| The ARA froze assets belonging to Baxter and his wife Denise more than two years ago, claiming they derived most of them from illegal activity. | |
| The agency also said the couple had a lifestyle far in excess of any known lawful means of income. | The agency also said the couple had a lifestyle far in excess of any known lawful means of income. |
| After a hearing at Belfast High Court, the couple have now agreed to hand over a range of assets said to value at least £900,000. | After a hearing at Belfast High Court, the couple have now agreed to hand over a range of assets said to value at least £900,000. |
| Baxter operated four ice cream vans | |
| The assets being seized include two apartments and four houses in Belfast. | The assets being seized include two apartments and four houses in Belfast. |
| The agency will also keep the proceeds of the sale of the four ice cream vans, a Mitisibushi Shogun, money lodged in six bank accounts and a credit union account. | The agency will also keep the proceeds of the sale of the four ice cream vans, a Mitisibushi Shogun, money lodged in six bank accounts and a credit union account. |
| It will also sell off a crystal collection valued at almost £8,500. | It will also sell off a crystal collection valued at almost £8,500. |
| The couple must pay their own legal costs of more than £35,000 but will keep their house at Lyndhurst View Park. | The couple must pay their own legal costs of more than £35,000 but will keep their house at Lyndhurst View Park. |