A builder who was convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering has been ordered to hand over £1.2 million of assets.

Jason Warner, 49, from Cambridge Road in Canvey Island was arrested in October 2018 for supplying multiple kilos of cocaine, cannabis and Amphetamines across London and Essex.

He later pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs and three counts of money laundering.

He was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison in June 2019.

Former RAF sergeant David Corentin, 33, of Lighterman Road, Rainham, and Dennis Jacob, aged 72, of Carnation Close, Romford, who were associated with Warner were also jailed for money laundering.

Financial investigators found that between October 2012 and September 2018 Warner deposited £208,000 in cash into his bank accounts.

The court decided that £182,000 of the deposits was part of criminal conduct.

The court also found that Warner benefited by £644,000 after officers found this amount stashed in Corentin's car, when he was arrested and in a safe in Jacob's home.

Officers recovered 9.5 kilos of cocaine, 3,435 MDMA pills, 22.4 kilos of Amphetamine, 26.5 kilos of cannabis and 8 kilos of benzocaine as part of the investigation.

Warner was given a confiscation order totalling £1,220,192 at Kingston Crown Court on Monday (November 9).

Head of the OCP, Detective Chief Inspector Tony O’Sullivan, said: "Criminals like Warner, Jacobs and Corentin are motivated by money, which is why we use all the tools available to hit them where it hurts – in the pocket.

"Confiscation orders are a key tool in allowing us to pursue illegally-obtained assets and preventing convicted criminals from funding luxury lifestyles on their release.

"By working together, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Met Police are taking away profits from the criminals who cause harm in our communities and ensuring they face justice."

On the same day at the same court, confiscation orders were also given to Corentin for £16,190, and Jacobs for £2,190.