A MAN whose flat was a base for an “evil” drugs operation has been jailed for five years.

Up to £150,000 worth of a variety of drugs were discovered in the home of James Sinnott, 44, of Plas Dinas, Blacon.

Sinnott’s ninth floor flat had been transformed into a drugs haven where dealers stored massive amounts of illicit substances.

He was arrested by chance and his address searched on December 11 last year because he matched the description given to police of another man suspected of breaking into a car.

Prosecutor Peter Hussey told Chester Crown Court last week: “Police found rather more than they expected – they found a huge amount and variety of drugs.

“Amphetamines were stuffed into almost every orifice of the refrigerator and under the sink.”

Full story in Friday’s Chronicle.