A drug dealer has been jailed for nine years after he was found in possession of the means to make £4million worth of cannabis-laced boiled sweets.
Ryan Dobson, 54, claimed he only produced the confectionary for cancer patients in order to ease their pain, insisting this was not for financial gain.
He was jailed for nine years at Snaresbrook Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to a series of charges, including three counts of supplying a Class B drug and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug.
He also admitted producing and importing a Class B drug, alongside possession of a prohibited weapon and a Class A drug.
Dobson’s operation was discovered in November last year when the Met’s Specialist Crime Command raided his home in Dunmow, Essex, finding a ‘lucrative drugs factory’ in his kitchen and garage.
Ryan Dobson, 54, claimed he only produced the confectionary for cancer patients in order to ease their pain, insisting this was not for financial gain. Pictured: Drugs found at Dobson’s home address
Pictured: Cannabis-laced boiled sweets discovered at Dobson’s address in Essex last year
Officers found a large amount of cannabis alongside the equipment necessary for Dobson to produce cubed boiled sweets laced with the drug.
They also discovered high-strength skunk cannabis stalks in ‘professionally packaged and labelled vacuum-sealed plastic…
