Cigarettes and hand-rolled tobacco were seized during a joint visit by Gwent Police PCSOs and Newport City Council Trading Standards to a shop on Commercial Street.
Gwent Police officers recovered a vehicle in Penallta on Wednesday after it caused an obstruction to other road users. The force has reminded drivers to park responsibly.
Daniel Davies, 40, of Resolven, has been jailed for 22 months after threatening his ex-partner and blocking her car on a narrow lane, despite a restraining order banning any contact. He admitted breaching the order and dangerous driving at Swansea Crown Court.
Lee Perkins, 37, has been jailed for 28 months after a jury convicted him in his absence of sexual offences against two girls aged 12 and 14. Cardiff Crown Court heard his language towards them was "repugnant".
The family of Eleanor O'Dell, 33, have described her as gentle by nature and a ray of sunshine to all after she was found dead at a property in Llandudno. A 36-year-old man has been charged with her murder.
A badly damaged vehicle stopped by a Gwent Police roads officer in Newport was uninsured, and its driver had been banned by a court days earlier. The vehicle has been seized.
Jordan Kiely, 28, of Newport, has admitted being concerned in the supply of a class A drug at Cardiff Crown Court. He was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on 18 November.
Gwent Police said officers had to reach 70mph to catch up with a vehicle seen travelling well above the 20mph limit in Newport. The vehicle was seized under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
A 49-year-old Cardiff man and a 29-year-old woman from the Caerphilly area have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect following a council referral about a nursery on Bridge Street, Blackwood.
Shane Burne, 34, targeted five Swansea convenience stores in a little over three weeks, threatening staff with knives and a sickle. A distinctive "dad" tattoo helped detectives identify him.
Daniel Franks, 36, was found with drugs and a knife when police arrested him on Holton Road in Barry. The next day he admitted offences including shoplifting and vehicle interference and was sentenced to 64 weeks in prison.
John Walters, 62, has admitted possessing an extreme pornographic image involving animals in Pembrokeshire between June and July 2026. He is due to be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Friday, November 6.
