Man with £1.5m property empire admits supplying heroin and cocaine, say Met

Richard Baxter was key figure in gang smuggling hundreds of kilos of drugs and laundering proceeds, say police

A man with a 1.5m property empire has pleaded guilty to supplying drugs and money laundering, the Metropolitan police said.

Richard Baxter, 50, of no fixed address, admitted conspiracy to supply heroin, conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to transfer criminal property at Kingston crown court on Friday.