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Newport drug dealer made £106k from cocaine operation

Jordan Jones 14 February 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jordan Martin, 33, was caught with more than 1kg of cocaine during a raid at his Newport home and has now faced a proceeds of crime hearing.

Two jailed after seized phone exposes cocaine network

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

Jack Haynes and Liam Davies were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after messages on a seized phone revealed their roles in a cocaine supply operation.

Cowboy builder jailed after baby exposed to gas leak

Jordan Jones 14 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Rogue trader Lee Slocombe has been jailed for six years after defrauding vulnerable victims out of nearly £550,000 and leaving homes in a dangerous state across south Wales.

Paedophile dies weeks after 21-year jail term

Jordan Jones 14 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Paul Withnell, 74, from Powys, died at HMP Parc in Bridgend less than three weeks after being sentenced for historic child sex offences dating back to the 1980s.

Newport paedophile asked ‘girl’ about sex acts online

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

David Rees, 48, of Newport, thought he was chatting with a 12-year-old girl but was caught by an undercover police officer. He was handed a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.

Man jailed for breaching Bridgend town centre order

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Nigel Edwards, 44, was sentenced to four weeks in prison after breaching a Section 35 order banning him from Bridgend town centre’s bus station area.

Two Bristol men jailed after Cardiff letterbox shooting

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

A teenager was shot through a letterbox in Cardiff, leaving him with multiple wounds. Two men from Bristol have been sentenced to a combined 19 years.

Builder jailed after drug stash found in freezer

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Oleksandr Baryshnikov, 49, of Bangor, has been jailed for 33 months at Caernarfon Crown Court after police found amphetamine worth £6,570 in his freezer and phone messages linking him to cocaine and amphetamine supply.

Man jailed for life for murder of his own brother

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

Darren Steel, 41, has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years after being found guilty of murdering his brother Martin Steel in Clase, Swansea.

Man stole car from driver who stopped to help him

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

Martin O’Brien leapt into a Good Samaritan’s vehicle in Essex before later being caught with a knife in Port Talbot after months on the run.

Man jailed after punching partner and making her shower off blood

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Crime & Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Leave a Comment

Lee Evans, 40, was jailed for two years and nine months after a judge at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court branded him “a habitual wife beater.”

Man jailed after showing off weapons on night out

Jordan Jones 13 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Darren James, 54, was jailed for 48 weeks after displaying knives, a dart and scissors to the public in Abergavenny town centre.

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