A Whitehorse man has been fined $14,000 for bootlegging — the highest fine ever levied by the territorial court for the charge.

Marius Moustakas and his Porter Creek home were the focus of both a territorial investigation and one under the Safe Communities and Neighbourhood Act (SCAN).

Tom Ullyett, assistant deputy minister, legal services, said similar evidence was used for both investigations.

SCAN investigators first received a complaint about the Moustakas property on Dec. 30, 2011, court records say.

The documents indicate neighbouring property owners reported public intoxication, littering, suspicions of illegal activity and constant pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Video surveillance was set up.

Over 87 hours from Feb. 16 to Feb. 20, there were 70 visits to the home, the vast majority lasting between four and five minutes, the documents say.

Undercover investigators visited the home to conduct a "mock buy” and were offered liquor and prescription drugs, the documents say.

Last summer, the 71-year-old owner of 1312 Centennial St. was evicted from his home for 90 days under the SCAN legislation.

The large fine became possible after the penalties section of the Liquor Act was updated in 2008, Ullyett said.

Under the new amendment, the maximum fine for bootlegging is $25,000.

Prior to that, the maximum fine was $1,000.

Moustakas is back living at his house.

However, the community safety order which ordered him out of the property for 90 days also prohibits him and anyone else from engaging in illegal activities there for one year.

Moustakas' eviction was the first time the SCAN laws had been used in the Yukon to evict a homeowner.

Terry Grabowski, the acting vice president of the Yukon Liquor Corp., said his department is satisfied with the penalty.

The hugh fine means "the message is quite clear to those who choose to bootleg,” he said.

Since the legislation was enacted in 2006, SCAN officers have taken 59 actions, 30 warnings and 29 evictions of rental properties with the assistance of the landlord.

Last June, Moustakas' house caught fire, causing between $70,000 and $80,000 in damage to the home with another approximately $15,000 to $20,000 to its contents.

The blaze was not deemed to be suspicious.