A Swansea man has been jailed for 40 months after police found cocaine wraps and drug supply messages when they stopped the car he was travelling in. His driver was sentenced to 27 months.
Cocaine dealer used chapel as customer pick-up point
A former DVLA worker who used a chapel near his home as a meeting point for cocaine customers has been jailed for three and a half years at Swansea Crown Court.
Prolific shoplifter jailed after targeting Merthyr stores
A 44-year-old repeat offender has been sentenced to six months in prison after carrying out a series of shoplifting offences at businesses on the Pengarnddu Industrial Estate in Merthyr Tydfil.
Monmouth shoplifter jailed and banned from five stores
Ryan Price, 30, was sentenced to eight months in prison after admitting 13 counts of theft and has been barred from five Monmouth businesses under a two-year criminal behaviour order.
Man found tending 249-plant cannabis farm in Ystradgynlais jailed
Alexander Creqama, 23, from Albania, was sentenced to 32 months at Cardiff Crown Court after police discovered him as the sole occupant of a house converted into a cannabis growing operation worth up to £214,000.
Two found with cocaine in Kinder eggs in underwear given suspended sentences
Kyle Williams, 20, and Jaydan Iles, 18, were caught by plain clothes officers in Newport after the smell of cannabis drew attention to their vehicles. Both were found with cocaine concealed inside Kinder egg containers hidden in their underwear.
Former teacher jailed for coercive control of wife
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
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.
Teenager used axe to break into Amlwch couple’s home
A 19-year-old burglar has been jailed for more than three years after using an axe to break into an elderly couple’s home in Amlwch while they slept, and turning off their gas supply in the middle of winter.
Newbridge man sentenced over child abuse images
Joe Cory, 31, pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court to making 217 category C indecent images of a child. He was handed a 12-month community order and must register as a sex offender for five years.
Pensioner jailed for repeatedly breaching sexual harm order
A 73-year-old Monmouthshire man has been jailed for two years after he was caught using a private browser 13 times in breach of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order, despite receiving a suspended sentence for an earlier breach just months before.
Man who subjected partner to decade of abuse is jailed
Michael Jones, 41, of Belfast, was sentenced to two years and ten months at Caernarfon Crown Court after admitting to controlling and coercive behaviour and two assaults against his partner over a period spanning more than ten years.