William Inker, Ross Appleby and Jaylin Foley (Image: Gwent Police)
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A trio of drug dealers from Newport who profited by a combined quarter of a million pounds will hand back less than £1,000 between them after a court heard their assets had been almost entirely depleted.
The operation
Ross Appleby, Jaylin Foley and William Inker were locked up for a combined total of nearly 25 years in October 2025 for their roles in a conspiracy to supply class A and class B drugs.
During a raid at a property on Constable Drive in Newport on January 25, 2024, officers recovered 700g of cocaine and 134g of cannabis.
Prosecutor Emma Harris told the court that Appleby had been the leader of the enterprise, with Inker serving as “his trusted foot soldier” and Foley acting as “the custodian.”
All three had entered guilty pleas.
The sentences
Judge Jeremy Jenkins determined that only immediate custody was appropriate given the seriousness of the offending.
Appleby, 27, of Power Street, received seven years and six months. Inker, 25, of no fixed abode, was handed six years. Foley, 19, of Jamaica Circle, Duffryn, was sent to a young offender institution for three years and nine months.
Proceeds of crime
The three appeared back before Cardiff Crown Court for a hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, which allows authorities to calculate how much individuals have gained through criminal activity and order them to repay it.
The court was told Appleby had benefited to the tune of £112,154.56 but possessed just £770 in traceable assets. He was given three months to surrender that sum or face a month’s imprisonment in default.
Foley’s criminal benefit was assessed at £78,163.20, yet only £225 could be seized. He must pay within 28 days or spend an additional day in custody.
Inker had profited by £68,410 but was found to have no assets whatsoever. A nominal confiscation order of £1 was imposed, payable within 28 days or one day’s imprisonment in default.
In total, the gang made £258,727.76 from their dealing but will repay just £996 – less than 0.4% of their combined profits.
