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A 78-year-old man who plotted to set up a crystal meth production line likened to the TV series Breaking Bad has been jailed for 18 years. A 78 year-old who plotted to set up a crystal meth production line likened to the TV series Breaking Bad has been jailed for 18 years.
George Rogers of Bath Road, Brislington, was convicted at Bristol Crown Court with eight other men. George Rogers, of Bath Road, Brislington was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court with eight other men.
The trial heard Rogers, a career criminal, saw potential in the market in the south-west for this drug. The trial heard Rogers, who has cancer, saw potential in the market in the south-west for the drug.
Breaking Bad is about a teacher who makes crystal meth to raise money after being diagnosed with lung cancer.Breaking Bad is about a teacher who makes crystal meth to raise money after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Rogers, who masterminded the plot, was convicted on Monday of conspiracy to manufacture and supply Class A and B drugs. The court heard Rogers masterminded the plot from behind bars.
Like Walter White, the central character in the US show, the court heard he was a cancer sufferer. Unlike the fictional version, the real-life plot stopped before the gang could flood the region with drugs after undercover police bugged their cars.
Police closed down the operation because of the risk of explosion posed by manufacturing the highly volatile crystal meth.
Rogers was convicted of conspiracy to produce MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, amphetamine and conspiracy to supply cocaine and jailed for 18 years.
Also jailed for their part in the crime were:Also jailed for their part in the crime were:
Det Insp Jim Taylor, of Avon and Somerset Police, said Rogers was looking to "set up a drugs empire" which "could have had a significant impact on our communities".