From the £5,000 hot tub in the garden
to the draft beer on tap in the sleek modern kitchen, this house could
have been designed for a wealthy businessman or footballer.
In
fact, the luxurious Lancashire property belongs to drug dealer Paul
Emsley, 45, who has been jailed for 14 years after being convicted of
supplying heroin and money laundering.
Police
raiding the house in Burscough discovered the father-of-two had spent
thousands on turning the three-bedroom semi-detached into a lavish home
with wet room, wine cooler and CCTV system.
Customised: Detectives found drug dealer Paul Emsley's kitchen had been fitted with a special tap that pumped out Peroni beer
Flash: Blue-tinted spotlights in Emsley's sleek fitted kitchen illuminate the expensive range cooker
Hiding place: Emsley had £46,000 in cash stuffed into a safe at his home in Burscough
Emsley spent an estimated
£20,000 transforming his kitchen, installing a Belfast sink, a range
cooker, spotlights and a beer pump serving Peroni on draft.
'Leading role': Drug dealer Paul Emsley, who is starting a 14 year jail sentence, lived in luxury at his Lancashire home
He also added a £150,000, two-storey
extension that housed two extra bedrooms, converted the loft and
installed a hot tub in the back garden at the property, where police
found £46,000 in cash stuffed in a safe.
Emsley
- who was observed by police dealing heroin on a near daily basis on
the outskirts of his Lancashire village - also paid for a built-in TV
screen in his wet room with the proceeds of his 'large-scale operation'
supplying street dealers.
Officers
filmed the full extent of his designer makeover as they searched the
£300,000 property for evidence Emsley was involved in dealing heroin in
Fleetwood.
They found thousands of pounds in cash in a safe at the property, and discovered £118,000 had been credited to his bank account.
Today,
as Emsley began his 14 year jail sentence, Lancashire Police said he
had played a 'leading role' in a major drug dealing operation.
He supplied street dealers -
including a husband and wife - on a day to day basis by meeting them on
the outskirts of the village of Burscough, where he lived with his
partner and their children.
In
total police observed him selling heroin to one dealer on 139 days in a
period of 169 days in a country lane outside the village.
After
the case at Preston Crown Court Detective Constable Ian Marsh said:
'When we searched Emsley’s house we discovered it had been extensively
renovated.
'There was a large amount of cash
found in a safe downstairs. And it was clear to see that despite being
unemployed he lived in a very lavish house. The whole property had been
very well furnished.
'There
was an expensive kitchen, including draft beer on tap, a hot tub in the
garden, a television screen integrated into the shower unit and £46,000
cash inside the safe, all this was funded by the proceeds of drug
dealing.'
Pricey: The high-end fixtures and fittings included a Belfast sink in the kitchen
Unemployed: Jobless father-of-two Paul Emsley, 45, lived in a 'very lavish house', police said
Renovations: The drug dealer spent £150,000 on an extension to his house, adding a further two bedrooms
He
added: 'This was a large-scale organised set up and the offenders have
made a lot of money through their crimes. Bringing heroin into towns and
cities puts people’s lives at risk and causes misery among communities.
'Paul Emsley was observed driving to a quiet road on the outskirts of the village to meet up with others.
'In
total we observed one dealer travel to Burscough for the meetings on
139 out of 169 consecutive days which shows that this was almost a daily
meeting.
Expensive: Emsley is thought to have spent around £20,000 on transforming the kitchen at his home
Extravagant: The shower at Emsley's house was fitted with a built-in television screen
Little luxuries: The remote control panel for the flat screen TV fitted in Emsley's wet room
Keeping tabs: Emsley, who was convicted of supplying heroin and money laundering, had a CCTV system installed at his home
'We are satisfied with the
sentence given today and hope it goes some way in warning other people
involved in drug dealing that it will not be tolerated and we will catch
you,' he added.
Three others were sentenced in connection with the 'large-scale' drug dealing operation in the Lancashire seaside town.
David Kyle, 45, and his wife
Kimberley, 29, both of Fleetwood both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to
supply heroin.
He was jailed for eight years, while his wife was handed a
five year sentence.
Close watch: Emsley was able to keep tabs on what was going on around his property from the master bedroom
Ill-gotten gains: A sleek modern fireplace at the drug dealer's £300,000 home in the village of Burscough
Home comforts: His and hers sinks in the bathroom at the house where Emsley lived with his partner and their children
David Jones, 51, of Fleetwood,was found guilty of conspiracy to supply heroin and was jailed for four years.
The
court heard David Kyle would make frequent trips in a car driven by
Jones to the Burscough area, where he would be supplied drugs by Emsley.
Kimberley
Kyle was in frequent contact with her husband when he was away on such
trips and she would await delivery. Sometimes, she even had customers
waiting.
David Kyle: Jailed for eight years
Kim Kyle: Jailed for five years
David Jones: Jailed for four years
Police swooped to arrest David Kyle and Jones on the way home from a meeting.
Kyle had two half ounce bags of heroin, worth £2,750, on his person.
The
judge Recorder Andrew Long said: 'There is no doubt these offences
inflicted untold misery on many people in Fleetwood and beyond, both as
addicts and as the victims of acquisitive crime.
'Punishment was required, both to punish you and to deter others.'
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