▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁defend ants ▁received ▁a ▁combined ▁ 1 2 0 ▁years ▁in ▁ga ol . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁se iz ure ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁L SD ▁tabs ▁rose ▁from ▁£ 1 ▁to ▁£ 5 ▁each , ▁and ▁that ▁Operation ▁Jul ie ▁had ▁removed ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁L SD ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁market . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁L SD ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁l abs ▁had ▁been ▁export ed ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁countries . ▁In ▁total , ▁ 1 . 1 ▁million ▁tabs ▁and ▁enough ▁L SD ▁cry stal ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁further ▁ 6 . 5 ▁million , ▁were ▁discovered ▁and ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁references ▁ ▁A ▁three - part ▁television ▁drama , ▁called ▁Operation ▁Jul ie , ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁Ty ne ▁Te es ▁Television ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁I TV ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁following ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁point ▁of ▁view . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Bob ▁Mah oney . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁" Jul ie ' s ▁Be en ▁Working ▁for ▁the ▁D rug ▁Squad " ▁by ▁The ▁Cl ash , ▁from ▁their ▁second ▁album ▁Give ▁' em ▁En ough ▁Ro pe , ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁Operation ▁Jul ie . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Wel sh ▁actor ▁Matthew ▁Rh ys ▁bought ▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁book , ▁Operation ▁Jul ie : ▁The ▁World ' s ▁Great est ▁L SD ▁B