Drug dealer who filmed MDMA lab jailed

A drug dealer who compiled evidence of his operation on his mobile phone - including images of a drugs lab - has been jailed.

Recordings made by Jamie Stacey-Evans, 35, showed machines used to produce "tens of thousands" of ecstasy pills, according to Kent Police.

Police say they found the footage, which also linked him to the supply of cocaine, ketamine and cannabis, at Stacey-Evans' Maidstone home after an arrest warrant was issued.

Lead investigator, PC James O'Gorman, said he was "intent on flooding the market" with illegal substances.

Footage showed Stacey-Evans had discussed orders to produce as many as 100,000 ecstasy pills, and his involvement in supplying 20 kilograms of cocaine, according to Kent Police.

"The vast amount of evidence recovered from his phone clearly illustrated that Stacey-Evans was producing and supplying drugs on a commercial scale," PC O'Gorman said.

While an investigation did not reveal the location of the lab and machinery, Stacey-Evans pleaded guilty to producing and supplying MDMA, as well as supplying cocaine, ketamine and cannabis.

He was sentenced to 15 years in prison at Canterbury Court on Tuesday.

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