As a result drug-dealer Patrick Scotland, 28, is starting a ten-year prison sentence.
When officers swooped on the Shepherd's Bush property in Canada Way they seized 185,000 ecstasy pills and several kilos of crystal meth.
Also found were eight kilos of cannabis resin; 10,000 LSD tabs, plus cocaine and Ketamine.
At Isleworth Crown Court Scotland pleaded guilty to three counts of possession, with intent to supply, Class A drugs and two similar counts relating to Class B drugs.
He also admitted importing a Class A drug and possessing an electric stun gun.
On Wednesday, February 12, police were alerted by council staff - who were completing routine gas safety checks at Scotland’s address - to a large quantity of suspected drugs within the premises.
Officers carried out a search of the property and found sealed bags and tupperware tubs containing various types of pills and powders.
The 87kg of drugs seized in this operation are estimated to hold a street value of approximately £2.3 million – the largest known seizure of MDMA and crystal meth from a residential address in the UK to date.
It also appears to be the first seizure of its kind in regards to the dismantling of a Dark Web drugs site in the UK.
Scotland was linked to the site post-arrest and the drugs advertised were identified as the same as those recovered from his address.
The pills were linked to Scotland due to the unique motifs stamped on them.
Detective Sergeant Kieran Curry, of the Central West Gangs Unit, said: “This operation led to a significant quantity of Class A and B drugs being taken off the streets of London.
“I am delighted with today’s outcome and believe that it serves as evidence of our zero tolerance approach towards drug dealing in our community.
“We will continue working to disrupt the distribution of illegal substances in our boroughs - ensuring those involved are brought to justice.”
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