Havering men ordered to repay money gained through drug dealing network

Corentin (above left) and Jacobs were given the orders on Monday

A former RAF Sergeant from South Hornchurch and a pensioner from Rush Green have been ordered to repay thousands of pounds that they made from helping a convicted drug trafficker to launder money. 

Ex-Sergeant David Corentin, 33, of Lighterman Road, and Dennis Jacob, 72, of Carnation Close, were given confiscation orders at Kingston Crown Court on Monday, 9 November.

Corentin was ordered to pay back £16,190, and Jacobs was made to return £2,190.

As previously reported by Time 107.5FM, the pair were involved in a criminal network responsible for supplying multiple kilos of cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines across London and Essex.

The man at the top of the organisation, Jason Warner, 49, of Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, was ordered to repay £1,220,192.

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

Although some of these cash deposits could be explained through cash-paid building work, rental income, and gambling winnings, the court decided that £182,000 was part of his benefit from criminal conduct.

The court also found Warner had benefited by £644,000 after OCP officers found this amount stashed in Corentin’s car, on his person on arrest, and in a safe in Jacobs’ home.

Jason Warner will face additional jail time if he doesn’t repay the money

Warner is currently serving a jail term of eight years and four months, and was warned he could face an extra seven years behind bars if he fails to repay the full amount within three months.

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 NCA and Met Police are taking away profits from the criminals who cause harm in our communities and ensuring they face justice.”

Corentin and Jacobs were also both previously jailed for their roles.

Some of the cash seized by police and the NCA

In June 2019, Corentin was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for two counts of money laundering.

Warner pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs and three counts of money laundering and was sentenced to eight years and four months. 

And Jacobs was ordered to serve 12 months imprisonment for three counts of permitting his premises to be used for the production of a controlled substance and one count of money laundering.

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