. ▁It ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁enough ▁L SD ▁to ▁make ▁ 6 . 5 ▁million ▁‘ tabs ’ ▁with ▁a ▁then ▁street ▁value ▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 m ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁£ ▁today ) ▁being ▁seized , ▁ 1 2 0 ▁people ▁arrested ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁France ▁and ▁over ▁£ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁discovered ▁in ▁Swiss ▁bank ▁accounts . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁L SD ▁rings ▁broken ▁up ▁by ▁Operation ▁Jul ie ▁had ▁begun ▁life ▁as ▁one ▁organisation . ▁Its ▁found ers ▁were ▁David ▁Sol omon , ▁an ▁author , ▁and ▁Richard ▁K emp , ▁a ▁chem ist , ▁who ▁first ▁successfully ▁synth es ized ▁L SD ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁effectively ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁L SD ▁they ▁had ▁made , ▁they ▁turned ▁to ▁Henry ▁Tod d ▁to ▁handle ▁sales . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁the ▁organisation ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Cambridge . ▁Later ▁Tod d ▁en rolled ▁Le af ▁Field ing ▁as ▁a ▁table t ter , ▁responsible ▁for ▁turning ▁the ▁raw ▁material ▁into ▁accur ately ▁measured ▁dos es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁had ▁a ▁b ust - up ▁with ▁the ▁distrib utors ▁and ▁production ▁ceased ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁K emp ▁and ▁Sol omon ▁set ▁about ▁organ ising ▁another ▁distribution ▁network ▁and ▁recom men ced ▁L SD ▁production ▁in ▁west ▁Wales . ▁Tod d ▁rec ru ited ▁a ▁chem ist , ▁Andy ▁Mun