Mason Tarling, 18, from Newport, received an 18-month community order at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. His offending took place between 2023 and 2025.

Shane Thomas, 41, of Newport, received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after sending sexually explicit messages and images to a decoy he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Lloyd Williams, 42, of Bettws, Newport, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after police found cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy worth £220,000.

Three people involved in an organised drugs operation in the Aberdare area have been sentenced to a combined 12 and a half years at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to cocaine and cannabis supply offences.

Ross Cooper, 44, formerly of Caerphilly, was jailed for six months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting a second breach of a community order for possessing indecent images of children.

Toby Rogers, 34, from Barry was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting rape, assault by penetration, and assault by beating. He must serve two-thirds of his sentence before release on licence.

Joshua Camplin, 33, attempted to arrange a sexual meeting with someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy but was caught by an undercover police officer in Newport.

Joseph Carver, 41, from Crumlin, was sentenced to eight years after police found 891g of cocaine worth around £89,000 on his motorbike following a crash in Pontypridd.

David Bullock, 59, of Swindon, was sentenced to 24 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting seven counts of indecent assault against a girl under 16 at the National Ice Rink in Cardiff.

Corey Morgan, 21, pursued a car carrying a pregnant woman and her baby through Ebbw Vale while high on drink and drugs, ramming the vehicle four times before crashing into a tree.

Mark Powell, 44, was sentenced to two years and eight months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting three assaults on his ex-partner, harassment, criminal damage, and drink-driving.

Luke Montgomery, 23, of Newport, was ordered to pay back £37,449 at a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Cardiff Crown Court despite benefiting by £191,821 through drug offences. He had previously been sentenced to eight years and four months’ imprisonment.