From a murderer handed life to people smugglers who made £1.8 million from a car wash, here are some of the most notable criminals jailed across Wales this week.
Newport man jailed for unprovoked attacks on two in Cardiff
Michael George, 30, of Church Road, Newport, has been sentenced to 24 weeks in custody after pleading guilty to two counts of assault by beating against a man and a woman in Cardiff.
Teen locked up for threats to burn victim’s house
Lewis Harvey, 19, of Cwmcarn, was sent to a young offender institution for 28 weeks after pleading guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court.
Four jailed after arson attack on pensioner’s Ferndale home
Four men from Weston-super-Mare have been sentenced to a combined 55 and a half years in prison after launching a petrol-fuelled arson attack on the home of an 82-year-old grandmother in Ferndale, causing around £650,000 in damage.
Prestatyn woman jailed for life for murder of ex-partner
Aurin Makepeace, 43, has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years for stabbing Steven Rothwell at his flat in Macclesfield.
‘The General’ caught with £16,000 drug stash at Risca home
Joland Giwa, 36, a notorious London gangster relocated to south Wales, has been jailed for 47 months after police found crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine at his home in Risca.
Cwmbran cocaine dealer jailed for 30 months
Corey Richards, 27, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine in Cwmbran over a nine-month period and was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.
People smugglers ran secret operation from Caerphilly car wash
Dilshad Shamo and Ali Khdir have been jailed for a total of 38 years after using a hand car wash in Caerphilly as a front for a large-scale people smuggling network moving migrants across Europe.
Man jailed for pouring urine over partner in abuse campaign
Rhys Chalmers, 46, of Penrhys, was sentenced to 25 months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after admitting controlling and coercive behaviour against his former partner.
Abertillery woman jailed again after assaulting police officers
Alison Sanders, 50, was sentenced to 12 weeks at Newport Magistrates’ Court after admitting attacks on two officers and a woman.
Man shared hundreds of child abuse images with paedophile network
Jamie McCallum, 46, of Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, was sentenced to 13 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting distributing indecent images of children to 29 online contacts.
Two Porth men jailed for drug supply after dental selfie breakthrough
Coran Davies, 23, and Dale Howell, 25, were sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for supplying cocaine and cannabis. Davies was identified through facial recognition technology used on a photo found on a seized phone.