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Four men are beginning prison sentences totalling 11 years and nine months after South Wales Police searches across Swansea uncovered cocaine, ketamine, cannabis and thousands of pounds in cash.
Tom Collis, 33, Christopher Jones, 64, Taylor Moran, 20, and Callum Edwards-Pritchard, 31, were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after admitting drug supply offences.
The raids
Officers executed warrants at several addresses in the city on December 18, 2025. At Collis’s home in Francis Street, Brynmill, he told the officers drugs would be found in the bedroom. Ketamine was recovered along with scales and two bundles of cash, one of nearly £2,000 and another of nearly £1,000. A further £5,000 in cash and a mobile phone were also taken away.
At Jones’s home in Bishopston, police seized 546.9 grams of cocaine, 2,869 grams of cannabis and £2,165. When interviewed, he insisted the drugs were for his own use, but messages on his phone pointed to the supply of cocaine and cannabis.
Moran was arrested on the same day and his address at Jersey Quay, Sandfields, Port Talbot, was searched. Officers found an iPhone, an air rifle and a gun. His phone showed he had been street dealing. He gave a no comment interview, as did Collis.
Phone evidence
Collis’s phone revealed his involvement in supplying both cocaine and ketamine. Among the messages were exchanges with Moran about money Moran owed him, in which Collis made threats. It was through this phone that Moran was identified as a downstream supplier of cocaine and ketamine.
The Aberystwyth link
A 227 gram package of ketamine seized from Collis’s address was sent for forensic examination, which turned up a fingerprint belonging to Edwards-Pritchard, of South Road, Aberystwyth. It was the second time his print had appeared on a ketamine haul. In August 2025, 872 grams of the drug was seized from a property and the same fingerprint match was made.
Edwards-Pritchard, also described as a downstream supplier, was stopped by police in the Welshpool area on December 18 and a damaged mobile phone was found under a passenger seat of the car he was driving. He answered no comment in interview.
Mitigation
Sarah John, representing Collis, said: “He was somewhat of a middle man performing somewhat of an operational role.
“There is a sad reason why he veered away from his law-abiding life. He previously had a career as a tree surgeon, and in 2023, suffered a significant accident at work, and fell 40 feet, suffering life-changing spinal cord injuries, and he is wheelchair bound.
“Following the surgery, he became aware of stem cell treatment which might give him his mobility back. He realised the costs were in tens of thousands of pounds. He turned to drugs in a desperate way of affording this treatment. He understands now that it is utterly foolish and should have found legitimate means to fund his treatment. He is remorseful for his actions.”
David Singh, for Jones, said: “He is a qualified tree surgeon and is someone who has always had a strong work-ethic from a family still supportive of him.
“He became addicted to class A drugs following the premature death of his partner, which is no excuse, but simply to put things into context.
“In his words, life spiralled out of control badly. Since being remanded in custody he has taken part in the 12 step programme and a number of courses, and has been involved in growing food for the prisoners whose wing he is on. He is adamant he will not return to this sort of life again. What he would like to do is return to work upon his release and look after his elderly family.”
Andrew Evans, for Moran, said: “At the time of the offence he was 19 years of age, and hitherto of clean character. He was studying to be an electrician, he passed qualifications, but unfortunately was not able to secure an apprenticeship. As a result his mood took a downward spiral and began to misuse controlled substances, became dependent on them, and became involved in the dealing of those substances.
“All is not lost in his case. I invite the court to pass the shortest sentence possible.”
Tony Montgomery, for Edwards-Pritchard, said: “He was addicted to ketamine for what, he tells me, was about a year and a half and was in the grip of a very strong addiction. He has suffered serious health problems.
“He wants to draw a line under his offending and get his life back on track.”
Sentencing
Collis pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and ketamine, and possession with intent to supply ketamine. He was jailed for three and a half years.
Jones pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and was jailed for three years and nine months.
Moran pleaded guilty to being involved in the supply of cocaine and ketamine between July 2024 and December 2025. He was jailed for two and a half years.
Edwards-Pritchard pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of ketamine and was jailed for two years.
