Jay Roberts, 31, has been jailed for 14 years
Jay Roberts, of Nelson Road, Ellesmere Port, who bragged about his success, used the handle 'Ripebrow' on the encrypted messaging network.
Following the breakthrough, police saw Roberts boasted about how the covid pandemic could prove beneficial to his criminal empire. Messages showed he talked about how the additional restrictions put in place would render other drug dealing competitors out of pocket and unable to access their supply. The scale of his criminality was assessed, revealing that Roberts sourced 19 kilograms of cocaine, three kilograms of MDMA, 1.5 kilograms of ketamine, and 23 kilograms of cannabis between March 2020 and June 2020.
He was charged with an array of drug offences, including conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs and being concerned in the production of a Class A drugs. Roberts pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, MDMA ketamine and cannabis, conspiracy to produce MDMA and possession of criminal property. He was jailed for 14 years in prison at Chester Crown Court on Friday, May 3.
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