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.

A mother from Cardiff has been given a suspended prison sentence after her children were found “pale, weak and drowsy” in a home covered in animal faeces, with a dead dog in the kitchen.

William Jamieson, 27, of North Cornelly, was sentenced to 38 months after police found heroin worth up to £2,410, cocaine, cannabis, and a flick knife during a stop on the M3.

Khalis Reynolds, 25, was arrested on Commercial Street after police found him supplying cocaine to six or seven users who had queued up to buy from him. He was jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court.

A Butetown man has been jailed for more than four years after stealing from a home in Splott, Cardiff.

Ravelle Melbourne, 32, of Canton, was sentenced to five years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting wounding and three counts of ABH against his partner.

Kyle Williams, 38, was sentenced to four years and Simon Farr, 54, received 30 months at Cardiff Crown Court after both admitted their roles in a cocaine supply operation lasting almost a year.

Tyrone Jugessur, 34, of Llanrumney, was sentenced to 40 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting dangerous driving, vehicle thefts, and handling stolen goods across Cardiff.