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Army Cadet leader sentenced for child abuse images

Jordan Jones December 14, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Michael Monks, 55, from Carmarthen was found with dozens of indecent images on his phone and had been trading them on encrypted messaging apps.

Couple jailed after police find cocaine and weapons in car

Jordan Jones December 13, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Nicholas Anderson and Rebecca Welton sentenced to three years each after officers discovered drugs, cash, and arsenal during Range Rover stop.

Family ordered to repay £1m from cannabis factory operation

Jordan Jones December 11, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Hampshire family who ran £3.5m cannabis operation from remote West Wales barn for five years must repay over £1m in criminal profits following Proceeds of Crime hearing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

London man jailed for Tenby rape during lockdown trip

Jordan Jones December 11, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Nicholas Mitchell, 60, from Bromley, sentenced to eight and a half years after attacking woman he met in Pembrokeshire pub in May 2021.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Woman jailed after confessing to stabbing partner at station

Jordan Jones December 11, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Amy Woolston walked into Haverfordwest Police Station and told officers “I stabbed my ex-partner earlier” following an attack that left the victim with multiple wounds.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Cannabis gang jailed after importing drugs from US to Wales

Jordan Jones December 10, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Three members of organised crime group who sourced cannabis from America and laundered £200,000 through cryptocurrencies have been jailed at Swansea Crown Court.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Burglar jailed after ransacking Swansea home and stealing mementoes

Jordan Jones December 10, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Daniel Allen broke into a Townhill property, drank the victim’s sherry, and stole irreplaceable items left by the homeowner’s late mother.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Ex-couple jailed for running cocaine ring through café

Jordan Jones December 10, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Former husband and wife sentenced to over seven years each for running cocaine supply ring through Blaenymaes café.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Ex-soldier jailed for 100mph M4 chase during PTSD episode

Jordan Jones December 9, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jason Maddocks led police on dangerous pursuit through villages and motorway, abandoning vulnerable passenger at airfield.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Llanelli handbag thief jailed for three years

Jordan Jones December 8, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jake Dighton, 31, from Llanelli has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison after admitting to robbery.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Man jailed for breaching restraining order multiple times

Jordan Jones December 8, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Peter Edgar, 39, from Milford Haven, has been sentenced to two years and nine months imprisonment after repeatedly breaching a restraining order protecting his ex-partner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Llandovery paedophile caught watching abuse video during raid

Jordan Jones December 6, 2025Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Lawrence Cooper, 69, was found with child sex abuse video playing on his phone when police executed search warrant at his home.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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