Two men have been sentenced to 18 months in prison after police discovered over 1,500 cannabis plants growing inside a former Merthyr Tydfil bar following community intelligence.
Lewis Hill fled police twice during arrest but has now been ordered to hand over nearly £12,000 in criminal proceeds from cannabis dealing.
Huw Richards, 40, sentenced to one year and two months after attempting to engage in sexual communication with what he believed was a 13-year-old girl online.
Hirwaun man Matthew Bool, 36, receives suspended sentence and is placed on sexual offenders' register after sending inappropriate messages.
Courtney Dale, 26, controlled two drugs lines that sent over 2,300 messages advertising crack cocaine and heroin. Police seized nearly £6,000 in cash and two phones.
William Decarvalho caught dealing crack cocaine in Cardiff while armed with machete and carrying £700 cash.
Dylan Davies was found with £15,000 worth of crack cocaine and cocaine at his Merthyr Tydfil home but has minimal assets to repay his criminal profits.
Macauley Cotterill sentenced to over three years for running drugs operation into Pontypridd area.
Matthew James and Leah Thomas sent over 2,000 messages advertising cocaine before being caught by South Wales Police.
Michael Davies used fake Facebook profile to send threatening messages to victim he previously assaulted.
Mark Wheeler, 48, laughed after strangling his partner until she passed out, then hit her with a vodka bottle in separate attacks.
Scott Morris, 42, punched, stamped on and burned his partner with cigarettes during a terrifying assault that left her fearing for her life.