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Former teacher jailed for coercive control of wife

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Christopher Haynes, 58, from Bishopston, has been jailed for 21 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to a campaign of controlling and coercive behaviour against his now ex-wife.

Drug dealer’s Tesla shares seized after £300k profits

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A Pembrokeshire drug dealer who made more than £300,000 selling ecstasy, 2C-B, and cannabis has been ordered to hand over Tesla shares worth just £91.78 – his only remaining asset.

Man set fire to Swansea hostel after saying he wanted to return to prison

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Matthew Draper, 40, used an aerosol as an accelerant to torch lockers at a supported accommodation hostel in Swansea after telling staff he wanted to go back to prison. He was sentenced to 27 months at Swansea Crown Court.

Man jailed for strangling partner in Neath Airbnb

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Daniel Rogers, 38, was sentenced to 18 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to intentionally strangling his vulnerable partner during a row at a rented property in the Neath area.

Cocaine buyers used “Chinese” as codeword, court hears

Jordan Jones 22 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Two Ammanford men have been jailed at Swansea Crown Court after police caught them waiting to collect a cocaine delivery, with phone evidence revealing customers used the word “Chinese” as a code when ordering the drug.

Pembs cocaine dealer made £85k but only £1 could be seized

Jordan Jones 21 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Christopher Smith, 36, of St Twynnells, was jailed for four years for cocaine dealing. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing found he had benefitted by £85,860 but had no seizable assets.

Cannabis worker caught on Swansea rooftops

Jordan Jones 21 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Emiljan Doci, 38, was caught fleeing across the rooftops of a Swansea terrace after police raided an £88,000 cannabis farm just 10 days after he was smuggled into the UK from France.

Caravan attacker jailed after brutal Pembroke Dock assault

Jordan Jones 21 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Zack High, 26, beat a cocaine buyer inside a caravan in Pembroke Dock, leaving him with suspected facial fractures and a broken wrist. He has been jailed for 18 months at Swansea Crown Court.

Swansea dealer jailed after foot chase on licence

Jordan Jones 20 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Kian Meredith, 22, was caught supplying cocaine and crack near the Palace Theatre while on licence from a previous Jack line conspiracy conviction. He was sentenced to three years and eight months at Swansea Crown Court.

Man jailed again after second cannabis farm conviction

Jordan Jones 14 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Ylber Bery Shquti, 25, was sentenced to 30 months at Swansea Crown Court after 147 cannabis plants worth £162,000 were found at an industrial unit in Resolven.

Man jailed for raping sex worker in Swansea lane

Jordan Jones 14 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Adam Ezalden, 30, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years at Swansea Crown Court after being convicted of rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a sex worker in Swansea city centre.

Brothers branded ‘parasites’ over pensioner fraud

Jordan Jones 13 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Two brothers tried to con a vulnerable Swansea woman in her 70s into withdrawing £6,000 from her building society by claiming she owed money for roofing work already paid for. Staff at the Principality spotted the fraud and called police.

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