Drugs mastermind Frank Jansen made nearly £300,000 from running a drugs factory, a court heard.

Jansen was jailed for ten years in November after he admitted setting up the operation to supply cocaine and amphetamines.

He was given an extra year for dangerous driving during a high-speed police chase through Sussex before he was arrested last May.

John Morgan and Sven de Cauter were described during their trial as Jansen's trusted lieutenants.

They were jailed for ten years each after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs.

The drugs factory was discovered after police raided a warehouse at Stone Cross Farm industrial estate at Laughton, near Lewes,following a tip-off. The operation was estimated to have netted Jansen, 40, and his gang more than £400,000.

A confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act yesterday heard that Jansen benefited by £283,886.

Morgan, 41, of Central Avenue, Peacehaven, made £94,520, and de Cauter, 29, of West Quay, Newhaven, made £34,903.

Lyall Thompson, prosecuting, said Jansen's remaining assets were worth £13,755.

He said: "His house in Fort Road, Newhaven, was sold for less than expected and there was no equity available after the sale."

His other assets included Toyota, Chevrolet and Audi cars and an investment ISA.

Hove Crown Court heard that Morgan had assets of only £2,000 and de Cauter had no realisable assets.

Judge Anthony Scott-Gall made a confiscation order of £13,755 against Jansen.

He was ordered to pay the money within three months or serve another 12 months.

Morgan was ordered to pay £2,000 or serve an extra 45 days. No order was made against de Cauter.

Jansen ran a boat-buying business in Brighton. He made regular trips to Spain where he met de Cauter.

Jansen used de Cauter as his translator on trips abroad because the Belgian waiter speaks five languages.

Morgan, a former Brighton College student, helped his boss take boats to Spain.

Detective Sergeant Tony Pike, who led the investigation, was pleased with the sentences.

He said: "It gives a clear message that the public are not prepared to put up with drug suppliers."