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Dealer jailed for sending 200 messages a day to customers

Jordan Jones December 5, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jamal Hourrieh branded himself ‘Kik’ and told customers to ‘ring to get looked after’ in bulk texts about heroin and cocaine.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Drug dealer jailed after phone messages expose operation

Jordan Jones December 5, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Brandon Down, 25, was caught with 51g of cocaine and incriminating messages after police seized his mobile phone.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

TikTok prankster jailed for biting victim in shop attack

Jordan Jones December 5, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Gavin Davies, 38, who posts videos under the name Ruthless Roofers, ran into a Merthyr Tydfil shop and launched a ferocious attack, punching and biting a man on the nose.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Newport man jailed for knife threat to girlfriend’s throat

Jordan Jones December 4, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Damien Shearer held steak knife to terrified partner’s throat and threatened to kill her after drinking 10 pints of beer.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Man jailed for violent electric bike robbery in Newport

Jordan Jones December 3, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Ryan Axton, 33, with 113 previous offences, sentenced to three years for punching victim and stealing £900 bike in city centre attack.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Newport father jailed for threatening son with knife

Jordan Jones December 1, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Brian Armstrong, 55, sent drunken message vowing to “stab up” his son before brandishing blade at him in Newport street, Cardiff Crown Court heard.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Drugs boss made £450k but ordered to pay back just £4,356

Jordan Jones November 30, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Ben Wong made nearly half a million pounds from cocaine and cannabis empire but has just £4,356 in available assets to seize.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Aberdare white supremacist jailed over racist X posts

Jordan Jones November 30, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

David Morgan, 24, from Aberdare, was jailed for 20 months for posting racist content to his 127,800 X followers – but the platform refuses to remove the posts.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Newport drug dealer jailed after Barry foot chase

Jordan Jones November 24, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Rio Dinnall, 20, was jailed for three years and eight months after leading police on a foot chase through a Barry estate while carrying £6k worth of crack cocaine.

Ex jailed for breaking into former partner’s Caerphilly home

Jordan Jones November 24, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Dylan Sussex, 23, smashed his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Nelson and attacked her new boyfriend, threatening to stab him.

Llanrumney dealer jailed after 3,446 bulk drug messages

Jordan Jones November 23, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Thomas Daley, 23, sent thousands of text messages advertising cocaine before being caught by mobile phone forensics.

Merthyr drug dealer jailed after field chase

Jordan Jones November 21, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Niall Thomas-Enoch, 27, sentenced to over two years after being caught by police following dramatic chase through field in Merthyr Tydfil.

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