Great-grandmother dealt cocaine

The couple had luxury cars, jewellery and regular holidays

A great-grandmother who dealt cocaine and ecstasy from her Norfolk home has been jailed for eight years.

Elaine Helguson, 59, and partner Edwin Tagg, 60, who was jailed for five and a half years, admitted drug offences.

Police found about £10,000 worth of drugs and £7,900 cash when they raided the couple's home in Birkett Street, King's Lynn, in September 2006.

The couple had luxury cars, jewellery and regular holidays, Norwich Crown Court heard.

Their home was fitted with a 50in screen television and Helguson had £16,000 in her bank account.

Couple claimed benefits

Nick Methold, prosecuting, told how Helguson was found sitting on the edge of her bath with bags of drugs in between her legs when officers raided the couple's home.

Police found £3,100 worth of cocaine, £4,000 of ecstasy tablets, £2,700 of cannabis, £612 of amphetamine and £270 of cannabis resin.

Mr Methold said the couple, who both claimed benefits, had been living the "high life" for at least two years.

Helguson admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply and possessing 1,236 ecstasy tablets with intent to supply. She also pleaded guilty to two offences of possessing with intent to supply and two of being concerned with the supply of drugs to others.

You were very significant dealers of these drugs for greed, making money out of the misery of others, relatively living a life of luxury Recorder Guy Ayers

Tagg admitted two offences of being concerned in the supply of drugs to others and one offence of possessing criminal property.

Handing down sentence Recorder Guy Ayers said: "You were very significant dealers of these drugs for greed, making money out of the misery of others, relatively living a life of luxury."

Addressing Helguson, Mr Ayers added; "It is unusual for someone of your age to be before the court."

A confiscation hearing will be held in two weeks time.