Ian Chamberlain, 42, has been jailed for three years after police found drugs in his freezer
A dealer has been jailed for running a drugs factory after police raided his home and found £100,000 worth of amphetamines stuffed in his freezer.
Ian Chamberlain, 42, stashed ten packages of the class B substance in the chest freezer in the garden next to Birds Eye frozen fish and frozen parsnips.
Police raided his house in Margate, Kent in November 2016 and found further packages of the drug in the garage and paraphernalia including disposable gloves, bowls, weighing scales and a food mixer.
They also discovered a stun gun.
Police said each kilogram of the drugs seized in this case had a potential street value of between £1,000 and £2,000.
Chamberlain admitted being concerned in the supply of amphetamine/being involved in the production of amphetamine.
He was jailed for three years and four months at Canterbury Crown Court last Friday.
Police raided his house in Margate, Kent in November 2016 and found packages of the class B substance in the chest freezer in the garden next to Birds Eye frozen fish and frozen parsnips
Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector James Derham said: ‘The misuse of amphetamines has been known to cost lives and the law takes a dim view of those who seek to benefit from the misery of others.
‘Kent Police is committed to tackling organised criminality that seeks to undermine local communities for their own gain.
‘Each kilogram of the drugs seized in this case had a potential street value of between £1,000 and £2,000 so there can be little doubt that the production of this dangerous drug would have been an attractive financial proposition.
Further packages of the drug in the garage and paraphernalia including disposable gloves, bowls, weighing scales and a food mixer
‘However, substances like amphetamine are illegal for a reason and that is because they pose a significant risk to the health of those who abuse them.
‘Anyone who assists in passing this risk onto others can expect to be arrested and, as in the case of Ian Chamberlain, spend a lengthy period of time behind bars.’
Three other men accused of being linked to the drugs factory were cleared at trial.