RICHARD LUBBOCK was a teetotal antiques trader and opera-loving dad whose only brush with the law had been a speeding fine. But when the successful businessman swapped trading trinkets for dealing in drugs, his life changed forever — even seeing him getting high with pop legend George Michael. 8 Richard Lubbock went from dealing coins to drugs Credit: Prime Video 8 Reformed drug dealer Richard today Credit: Prime Video 8 An actor plays Richard in the new documentary Credit: Prime Video 8 A TV mock-up shows Richard's flat strewn with pipes and weighing scales Credit: Prime Video When 30 police stormed his East London penthouse on a chilly Saturday morning in December 2009, they found drugs with a street value of £1.
5million. It included the largest ever seizure of crystal meth at the time — one of the most potent and addictive Class A drugs known. Vast quantities were stashed in ice cream tubs next to Richard’s favourite Magnum Classics.
Richard, now 77, still struggles to comprehend he even did anything wrong. The former stockbroker says: “I wanted to tell the police, ‘Would you please go away?’.” “It was a joke because I didn’t have that much stock [of drugs].
“I was having a good time but I don’t have any regrets.” For his only son James, his father’s arrest was actually a moment of relief. Most read in News TV STAR'S SICKNESS Scotland icon Alan Hansen ‘seriously ill in hospital’, former club reveals HEARTBREAKING END Dr Mosley took fa.
