A 33-year-old man has been jailed for four years after police seized a £42,000 stash of illegal drugs from his home.

Kamran Ayub was ordered to pay back his ill-gotten gains after four types of drug and £7,851 in cash were found at his flat in Salts Mill Road, Shipley, on August 11 last year.

Ayub, who pleaded guilty to six drugs offences, was hoarding heroin, cocaine, skunk cannabis and the stimulant BZP, Bradford Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Ian Brook said the hoard was seized when officers swooped on Ayub’s home.

They uncovered Class A, B and C drugs, including skunk cannabis, valued at almost £30,000, £3,824 worth of cocaine, heroin valued at £5,250 and more than 800 BZP tablets worth £3,000.

Mr Brook told the court yesterday that drugs squad officers found cutting agents and dealer lists.

Ayub told them the cash was redundancy money from his employment with British Bakeries. But, the court heard, Ayub had not worked for that company since 2009 and the figures did not add up.

Mr Brook said Ayub had a conviction dating from 2004 for possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

His barrister, Adam Walker, said his client was addicted to Class A drugs at the time. He had sought help to kick the habit and was now drugs free. The offence was almost 11 months ago and he had not been in any trouble since.

Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC told Ayub: “Very sadly, you became addicted to hard drugs and fell in with the drug-dealing community.”

He said: “Don’t come back, Mr Kamran Ayub. That would be a shame. You can do better.”

The judge made a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act, ruling that Ayub’s benefit from drug dealing was £64,871 and his available assets, £8,585. He will go to prison for an extra six months if the money is not paid.