Christopher Williams, 38, was sentenced to five years at Cardiff Crown Court after officers discovered cannabis, Nike footwear, and luxury watches at his home in Mountain Ash.

Rhydian Mason, 36, narrowly avoided prison after police uncovered that he had been deleting his internet history and fantasy roleplay apps in breach of a sexual harm prevention order.

Oguzhan Ozcan, 41, was sentenced to 21 months at Cardiff Crown Court after a judge said his “fragile ego” drove a pattern of controlling behaviour and assaults against his long-term partner.

Ryan Thomas, 33, from Abercarn, has been locked up for 13 months after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and cyberflashing an adult woman in two separate trials at Cardiff Crown Court.

Joshua Thomas, 20, was detained for nine months in a young offender institution after breaching two suspended sentences and committing further driving offences.

Samuel Price, 28, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to assault, threatening a person with a bladed article and criminal damage at a Merthyr Tydfil property.

Lee Dickenson, 23, crashed an off-road bike into a car in Barry before fleeing the scene, leaving behind a bag of crack cocaine. He was later arrested in hospital and sentenced to two years and four months.

Jay Jenkins-Lang, 23, of Pontypool, received an extended sentence of 16 years at Cardiff Crown Court after being convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl following his escape from support workers.

Anthony Moses, 48, from Cwmbran, was convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child after asking an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old for “naughty pictures.”

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.

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.

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.