A 44-year-old American was sentenced to over seven years in prison after flying to Wales with plans to “marry” a schoolgirl he had groomed online. He was arrested at Cardiff Airport following collaboration between US and UK authorities.

Lee Jones, 48, assaulted his girlfriend and put a police officer in a headlock while resisting arrest in Goytre, Monmouthshire.

A Newport drug dealer claimed cannabis plants found in his home were intended as “currency” for when “society collapses”, before later crashing his van while drunk driving.

A 20-year-old has been sentenced to over five years detention after raping an intoxicated teenage girl who was asleep during the attack.

A Caerphilly woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after a violent glassing attack on her former best friend that left the victim scarred and traumatised.

A Cardiff drug dealer has been sentenced to prison after police discovered his phone was being used to advertise crack cocaine to over 140 contacts.

A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to over three years in prison after being caught dealing Class A drugs in a Cardiff park while riding an electric bike through a children’s play area.

A 23-year-old supermarket worker has received a suspended sentence after being found with over 100 category A indecent images of children.

Aquel Ali sentenced to over nine years for running a crack cocaine network in Newport that employed a 16-year-old as a runner and used intimidation tactics.

An 18-year-old from Newport has received a suspended sentence after being found with over 300 indecent images and videos of children and animals.

A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after a violent assault on his partner that left her with serious injuries and fearing for her life during what should have been a Valentine’s Day celebration.

Joshua Evans has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to offering to supply drugs in Risca and Rhymney.