A Surrey man who funded a lavish lifestyle by running a huge drugs empire has been jailed for 18 years.
Sean Lynch, 48, has also had his £1m house and a string of luxury cars seized by police.
Kingston Crown Court heard how Lynch's drugs supply empire landed him a house in a gated estate in Warlingham, a £170,000 Aston Martin and a Ferrari.
On Tu
esday, a jury found Lynch guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine. He had previously admitted conspiracy to supply amphetamines, cannabis resin and herbal cannabis.
Judge John Crocker, passing sentence, said: "I am quite sure you were the organiser, the man who kept very much in the background."
Ian Nesbitt, 46, from Tooting, described as Lynch's right-hand man, pleaded guilty to all four offences and was jailed for 12 years.
Also jailed were two other members of the gang, Stephen Voller, 56, and David Warwick, 34, both from Tooting, south London, each found guilty of the same four charges. Voller was sent down for 14 years and Warwick for 12.
A confiscation hearing to decide if Lynch will be permanently stripped of his assets will take place in December.
Surrey Police said other assets seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act included a Rolls Royce, a convertible Mercedes, a top of the range convertible BMW 6 series, a Land Rover sport, a VW Golf, a motorbike and even an American police car.
Detectives said a financial investigation could not identify any form of legitimate income or investments able to fund such a lifestyle.
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