A trio involved in an organised drugs operation across the Cynon Valley have been sentenced to a total of 12 and a half years behind bars.
Gerwyn Hussey, 34, and Amie Dare, 34, both of Aberdare, along with Kirk Howells, 43, of Hirwaun, each appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday, June 5, where all three entered guilty pleas.
The investigation
South Wales Police uncovered the group during a wider probe into organised drug supply in the Aberdare area. In January this year, officers established that Howells had been using a mobile phone to send messages advertising wholesale quantities of class A drugs.
Police attended his address, seized the device, and placed him under arrest. A search of the property revealed bags of white powder, scales, and other drug paraphernalia.
Phone evidence
Analysis of data extracted from Howells’ phone linked Hussey to the distribution of class A substances throughout the Cynon Valley. The same messages identified Dare – Hussey’s partner – as a central figure within the group.
Sentencing
Hussey was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment after admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
Dare received three years and six months after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis.
Howells was handed four years in prison after admitting possession of cocaine and being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
PC Cameron Allcock said: “This group is yet another drug group who was discovered as part of our investigations into drug supply in Aberdare.
“Like so many others before them, there involvement in this illegal trade has resulted in them getting a lengthy prison sentence.”
