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A major criminal caught with five shotguns and drugs worth £600,000 has been ordered to pay back £40,000 cash and been hit with restrictions to protect the public when he comes out of prison.

Robert Jarvis will be restricted to owning two vehicles, two mobile phones and two bank accounts, and will not be allowed to have more than £5,000 cash, under a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO).

He has also been ordered to pay back £40,000 following a Proceeds of Crime hearing at Mold Crown Court today.

The aim of the SCPO is to stop Jarvis engaging in serious crime when he gets out of prison.

Jarvis, who appeared by video link from Altcourse Prison, was jailed for 10 years and four months in May this year .

The court heard he had kept his stash at a lock-up in Borras in Wrexham , along with 100 rounds of ammunition.

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Jarvis was said to have played a leading role in the illegal drugs supply chain, and was found to have 2.5kg of cocaine, 1kg of heroin and boric acid, which could be used to cut the drugs, which could have been sold on the streets for more than half a million pounds.

The 33-year-old was caught after police raided a house in 10th Avenue in Llay .

There they found £600 in cash, a dealer's "tick list" and a further £7,000 in a BMW which had been seen visiting the lock-up.

Speaking after his sentencing, North Wales Police detective Mark Hughes said: "Robert Jarvis has been a major criminal figure in the illegal drugs trade in our area and is now behind bars where he belongs."

The court heard he had been previously jailed for an aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm, having assaulted a taxi business owner with a hammer.

Defending Jarvis today, Phillip Tully argued the SCPO shouldn’t be imposed because it was out of proportion and would hinder Jarvis’ efforts to set himself up in employment when he came out of prison.

However, Judge Rhys Rowlands said Jarvis had been released from a previous sentence half way through, but had gone on to re-offend and could be tempted to do so again.

He had also been in possession of firearms, including a prohibited sawn-off shotgun.

"The sawn-off shotgun has the hallmarks of serious criminals and has no legitimate purpose at all," the judge said.

Judge Rowlands added: "I am satisfied that the criteria has been met in this case and there is reasonable grounds for believing that the order would protect the public."