Drug dealer who filmed himself with wads of cash ordered to hand it over

This is the moment a now-jailed drug dealer danced around his kitchen with wads of cash he has since been ordered to hand over under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).

Jack Johannesen, 24, from Sandy, appeared at a POCA hearing where he was told to surrender cash and assets to repay the full amount he made during his spree of criminal activity.

Johannesen was jailed in July 2025 for supplying cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin across Biggleswade and Sandy after accidentally sending a text message to a police officer about his drug line.

He received a sentence of two years and 10 months and has now been ordered to hand over £49,331.14.

Of that, £7,535 must be paid by May or he will face an additional six months in prison, while still being required to repay the outstanding amount after release.

In a separate case, Ashley Lewin, 38, who was jailed in 2023 after attempting to import around £50,000 worth of cannabis from the United States to addresses in Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Luton, has also been ordered to repay his ‘earnings’.

Working closely with UK Border Force, Bedfordshire Police intercepted the parcels and identified Lewin, from Borehamwood, as the organiser. The case later aired on 24 Hours in Police Custody titled The Unusual Suspects.

He was sentenced to two years in prison and was ordered to repay £71,629.59.

Lewin has since cleared the entire amount after surrendering a Mercedes CLA, a Rolex watch, jewellery, designer clothing and nearly £40,000 in cash.

Detective Constable Adam Geary, from Bedfordshire Police’s specialist Boson guns and gangs team, said: “Crime does not pay. These cases underline a simple message: you don’t get to keep the profits of crime.

“Even after serving a prison sentence, offenders are pursued for every penny of their ill-gotten gains.

“Delving into drug supply might appear profitable in the short term, but those gains are temporary.

“Officers will continue to track, trace and remove every asset linked to criminal behaviour.”