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Dealer who texted cop advertising cocaine to pay back £1

Jordan Jones 42 seconds agoCardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Rachel Butcher, 45, of Cardiff, was busted after accidentally sending a bulk cocaine advert to a police officer. A court has ordered her to repay just £1 despite nearly £50,000 in profits.

Cardiff man jailed for punching and headbutting partner

Jordan Jones 12 hours agoCardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jason Talbot, 37, of Splott, Cardiff, was sentenced to 10 months in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after assaulting his partner, leaving her with a broken nose and covered in blood.

Hit-and-run driver jailed for killing pensioner

Jordan Jones 13 hours agoCardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Mark Ball, 46, left Charles Sully, 84, dying in the road after striking him in Newport, then tried to blame his own father for being behind the wheel.

Gang ran drugs operation from garden centre

Jordan Jones 14 hours agoCardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Nine members of an organised crime group have been sentenced after running a cocaine and cannabis enterprise from a garden centre in Gloucestershire, with deliveries made across south Wales and into England.

Thief stole £3,200 e-bike from outside Penarth Greggs

Jordan Jones 15 hours agoCardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Johnathan Newbury, 34, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to stealing an electric bicycle and £800 from a vehicle.

Man jailed after stealing tablet in Pontypool flat burglary

Jordan Jones 25 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Adam Waters, 39, was sentenced to 19 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting burglary at Glanwern House in Pontypool.

Newport drug gang jailed for £8m heroin and cocaine plot

Jordan Jones 25 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Seven members of an organised crime group that recruited teenagers to sell heroin and crack cocaine across south Wales have been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

Man jailed for three years for arson at Tredegar home

Jordan Jones 23 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Sam Francis, 28, of Tredegar, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting arson at a woman’s property.

London gangster in Newport caught dealing drugs again

Jordan Jones 21 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Joland Giwa, 36, who was relocated to south Wales after the government failed to deport him, has admitted dealing class A drugs for a second time.

“Rhino” drug dealer jailed for sending cocaine text bombs

Jordan Jones 21 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jack Ryan, 22, from Barry, used burner phones to send bulk messages advertising cocaine before police raided his home.

Man jailed for stabbing neighbour in row over parking

Jordan Jones 21 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

James Badham, 34, kicked down his Rhymney neighbour’s front door and attacked him with a lock knife following a dispute over a parking space.

Newport paedophile dodges jail after breaking court orders

Jordan Jones 21 March 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Christian Morse, 52, breached his sex offenders’ register requirements and sexual harm prevention order over an 18-month period.

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