Newport Drug Gang Jailed as £400k Cocaine Operation Busted

Five members of an organised crime gang have been sentenced to a combined 31 years in prison after being caught with cocaine worth £400,000 and £25,000 in cash. 🚔

Ryan Sage, 29, Devon Williams, 26, Corey Hughes, 26, Dominic Drinkwater, 20, and Presley Power, 22, admitted to conspiring to supply cocaine, crack cocaine and cannabis in the Newport area when they appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday 2 May.

During Operation Dagger, Gwent Police seized almost 4 kilos of cocaine, £25,000 cash, class B drugs, and a car after executing warrants at addresses across Newport, Risca, Crosskeys and Cardiff last September.

The court heard that Sage and Williams were the leading members of the group, directing and organising the supply of drugs through multiple drug lines between Risca and Rogerstone.

Detective Constable Jasmin Power of Gwent Police said: “I would like to thank everyone who played a role in Operation Dagger, a lengthy and thorough investigation, which uncovered a wealth of evidence.

“This organised crime group caused havoc while they supplied illegal drugs to customers between Risca and Rogerstone during all hours of the day and night.

“I would like to pay tribute to members of the Rogerstone community, in particular, who provided us with vital information to help bring these five defendants to justice.

“Illegal drugs fill our communities with misery, suffering and fear and those who prey upon the vulnerable in our society, like these five criminals, are driven by profits; they do not care about the pain they cause.

“The public have an important role to play in providing information that can assist us in dismantling county lines drugs lines and safeguarding vulnerable individuals.”

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