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Drug gang jailed for 128 years after north Wales operation

Jordan Jones 11 March 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Seventeen members of an organised crime group have been jailed for a combined 128 years after a major police operation targeting drug supply across Wrexham and Flintshire. Officers seized cocaine worth over £150,000 during raids on more than 20 properties.

Wrexham man jailed for 12 years for child sex offences

Jordan Jones 10 March 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

William Davies, 32, was sentenced at Mold Crown Court after being found guilty of rape and admitting to further sexual offences against a child.

Teen jailed for County Lines drug dealing in Llandudno

Jordan Jones 8 March 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Prince Asareb Boakye, 19, from Telford, has been jailed for six and a half years for his role in a County Lines drug supply network targeting the Conwy area.

Two Denbighshire men jailed over drug supply network

Jordan Jones 4 March 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Tylor McEvoy and Jake Buckley-Mellor have been sentenced at Mold Crown Court for their roles in a drug supply operation running between Rhyl and Runcorn.

Man jailed for strangling and intimate image threats

Jordan Jones 3 March 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Geraint Hopwood, 48, of Kinmel Bay, has been jailed for two years and three months at Mold Crown Court after admitting intentional strangulation and threatening to share an intimate image.

Rhyl cocaine dealer jailed after half-kilo haul seized

Jordan Jones 27 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Gareth Hastie, 44, of Kinmel Bay, has been jailed for six years and four months after officers seized almost half a kilogram of cocaine worth up to £40,000 from two addresses in the Rhyl area.

Knife robber who terrorised Greggs worker jailed

Jordan Jones 25 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Leon Langford, 49, burst into the Queensferry Greggs armed with a kitchen knife and demanded staff open the till, leaving a worker fearing for their life. He was jailed for 54 months at Mold Crown Court.

Buckley man jailed for strangling partner and threats

Jordan Jones 16 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

James Roberts, 28, of Buckley, was sentenced to two years in prison at Mold Crown Court after being convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour, strangulation and actual bodily harm against his partner.

Driver jailed after two dangerous police chases in North Wales

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Thomas Williams, 38, of Penycae, Wrexham, was sentenced to 30 months at Mold Crown Court after leading officers on two high-speed pursuits across Denbighshire and Wrexham.

Support worker jailed for defrauding vulnerable victims

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Ian Jones, 61, of Rhyl, has been jailed for two years after defrauding seven vulnerable people of almost £46,000 by using their personal details to obtain credit in their names.

Man jailed after hiding in attic to breach restraining order

Jordan Jones 7 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Karl Sturrs found concealed in ex-partner’s attic just months after receiving ten-year order banning contact until 2035.

Knifeman jailed for 27 months after hostel rampage

Jordan Jones 7 February 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Kieran Everard threatened victim with knife and bit him during terrifying incident at Saltney Ferry hostel.

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