A FLASH drug dealer who ran a £200k pill-making factory claimed he raked in the cash from being a professional poker player.

Jamie Woods was snared after a raid at the home of Paolo Nutini impersonator Jamie McArthur in March this year.

Police seized a huge haul of psychoactive substance Etizolam from the property in Howwood, Renfrewshire.

A judge heard Woods had owned a £30,000 Mercedes, a £10,000 Rolex Submariner watch and had almost £800 in cash at the time.

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The 29 year-old insisted he made an honest living from playing poker – including at a recent money-spinning tournament at Hampden Park.

But, his DNA was discovered on items linked to the crime.

Woods insisted he only wore dust masks that were found for pretend “raving” with a friend.

He claimed he also donned pink marigold gloves to help clean McArthur's toilet.

But, a jury convicted Woods of producing and supplying Etizolam following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

The dad was jailed for six years for what Judge Norman Ritchie QC called a “substantial” drug operation.

It emerged Woods had previously been locked up for more than two years for his role in cannabis dealing in 2013.

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McArthur, 28, who went by the stage name Paolo Martini, was cleared of the same charges after the jury returned not proven verdicts.

He and then lover Allana Morton, 27, who was found not guilty, denied being involved.

Co-accused Eric Reid, 45, and Mark Reid, 26, each had not proven verdicts returned.

Jurors heard how police had swooped on the home McArthur once shared with hotel manager Morton.

Woods had been using the house after the couple split up.

Police found a large mechanical pill-press, which needed a number of officers to shift.

Tablets, powder, boxes and plastic bags were also discovered.

Woods prints were found including on the press.

He claimed the first he clocked it was in McArthur's garden shed.

Quizzed about the pink rubber gloves, Woods claimed: “I was helping clean the toilet two or three weeks before the police came.”

His advocate Mark Moir then stated: “There was also a face mask with your DNA on it.”

Woods replied: “My friend was on Facetime (video call). There was trance music playing..I took the mask and was fooling around.

“It was as if I was raving to my friend..doing the dance 'big fish, little fish, cardboard box'.”

Woods was also asked about the cash found on him and how he funded an expensive car and watch.

He replied: “I won on online poker.”

Woods said he also played in casinos and in events against competitors from around the world.

He claimed he could gamble thousands of pounds at a time.

But, McArthur's lawyer Bob Mitchell later put to him: “The idea that you are a professional poker player is ridiculous.

“You are a drug dealer. Your money was made from Etizolam.”

Woods said: “I don't even know what it is. It was Mr McArthur's home and he had jumped on the fact I was there to blame me.”

Woods appeared to react angrily and then began sobbing after the jury returned its verdict.

Sentencing, Judge Ritchie said: “The set up here had a degree of sophistication.

“Machinery and raw materials were obtained – a processing and manufacturing laboratory had been set up.”