▁stat ut ory ▁reg imes : ▁the ▁D rug ▁Tra ff ick ing ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁for ▁la und ering ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁and ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁as ▁am ended ▁by ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁the ▁Pro ceed s ▁of ▁Crime ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁proceed s ▁of ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁In ▁ess ence ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Act ▁a ▁pro sec uting ▁lawyer ▁had ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁the ▁mon ies ▁or ▁assets ▁were ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁crime ▁and ▁also ▁what ▁' type ' ▁of ▁crime ▁the ▁proceed s ▁came ▁from ▁( i . e . ▁either ▁drug ▁crime ▁or ▁non - d rug ▁crime ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Act ▁removed ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁distinction ▁between ▁these ▁types ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁alleg ed ▁money ▁la und ering ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁comm encing ▁after ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁As sets ▁Rec overy ▁Agency ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Act ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ser ious ▁Organ ised ▁Crime ▁Agency ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁turn ▁SO CA ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁National ▁Crime ▁Agency ▁for ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Act