A COURT has confiscated almost £50,000 of drug dealing profits made by the son of a prominent North-East businessman.

Frazer Goodwillie, 24, was jailed for three-and-a-half years in July after he admitted supplying cannabis, possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent and possessing Ecstasy for his own use.

He appeared before Newcastle Crown Court at a confiscation hearing where he was ordered to pay £49,420.50.

Judge Maurice Carr, who made the order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, warned Goodwillie that he could be jailed for a further 18 months unless he surrenders the money.

He said that the former science student, whose father Ian Goodwillie owns Court Homemakers, based in Portrack, Stockton, had led a criminal lifestyle.

He said: "I find that the defendant has benefited from the proceeds of crime in the sum of £49,420.50 and that the available amount is more than that.

"I order that the amount is paid no later than April 5, 2005.

"If the amount is not paid, there will be a further imprisonment consecutive to the present term."

The order was made after Goodwillie was forced to provide details of his assets, including his bank account.

His address was listed as Tenth Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle, but before he was jailed he is understood to have moved back to live with his parents on Teesside.

The court heard that police raided his home in Heaton before his original charge and found £20,000 in a metal box, 20 bags of cannabis worth more than £1,600 and £500-worth of cocaine.

Eric Elliott, for Goodwillie, said: "Effectively, everything the defendant has had is going to go."

Speaking afterwards, Detective Sergeant Peter McCloy, of Northumbria Police, said: "This should act as a warning to those involved in drug trafficking that they will not be allowed to enjoy the benefits of their illegal activity."