Ex-lorry driver jailed for messaging decoy girls online
Mike Jones was sentenced to 30 months at Swansea Crown Court after targeting what he believed were underage girls on social media, breaching an existing sexual harm prevention order.
Mike Jones was sentenced to 30 months at Swansea Crown Court after targeting what he believed were underage girls on social media, breaching an existing sexual harm prevention order.
Alex Jones, 31, was jailed for four years and two months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for cocaine and cannabis offences committed while on licence.
Matthew Lewis, from Pontypool, believed he was chatting with underage girls but was caught by paedophile hunters and sentenced at Newport Crown Court.
Julian Hobbs, 36, was sentenced at Merthyr Crown Court after being convicted of multiple sexual offences against a girl under 13.
David Cwiklinski, 52, from Magor, was sentenced to three years and two months at Newport Crown Court after nearly 1,000 indecent images were found at his home.
The Welsh Government has announced further funding for Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire and Merthyr Tydfil councils to support storm recovery efforts.
From a man who attacked three children in a park to a fraudster who posed as an American spy, here are 16 criminals jailed across Wales this week.
Daniel Wheatstone, 38, sent sexualised messages to what he believed was a 13-year-old girl but was actually an adult decoy operated by hunter group Dank Dragon.
Sophia Hoppis, 38, from Newport, was sentenced to 34 weeks in prison at Newport Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to a string of thefts from high street stores in Hereford and Monmouth.
Christopher Scrivens, who was jailed for importing cannabis from California, has been ordered to pay back £233,737 at Newport Crown Court or face a further three years behind bars.
Joshua Hyett, 29, was found with cocaine, cash, and incriminating phone messages after a collision in Swansea. He was jailed for 38 months at Swansea Crown Court.
Kyle Jones, 42, from Morriston, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to offences involving indecent images of children and animals.