Cardiff Crown Court Sentencing Results

David Hall, director of Debts Reduced Limited, Linked Finance Limited and a firm in his own name, charged customers £10 per month for an additional 'Cover Plan' product without any contractual basis or documentation informing customers. The firms ceased new business in May 2014 and all monies were returned to customers. Hall was sentenced following an investigation by South Wales Police and FCA cooperation.

Corey Baldwin, of Twyn Gardens, Cefn Fforest, Blackwood, ran a cocaine supply operation in Blackwood between May 15, 2025 and August 10, 2025. Caught red-handed supplying customers outside the Moggridge Arms on High Street in Blackwood town centre at around 11.10pm on August 9, 2025. One buyer seen snorting cocaine nearby. Found with cocaine (street value £380-£640), £195 cash, small quantities of ecstasy and ketamine. Mobile phone analysis showed he coordinated drops to users and used others to sell on his behalf, with messages like 'I’ve sold those for you.'

Police investigating a suspected drug deal searched a flat in Cardiff and found a loaded firearm containing 11 live cartridges, along with one kilogram of cocaine and half a kilogram of heroin. Preece was found in the flat and arrested.

Craig Gibson provided false information to obtain motor finance between 2020 and 2022. He made four applications; two were successful for £12,500 and £39,000, and two unsuccessful applications were for £18,000 and £64,500. The fraudulent finance was used to fund his gambling habit.

Taylor Blackley, 26, of St Curigs Gardens, Langstone, was arrested after being found with 44 snap bags of cocaine and cannabis. He had been concerned in the supply of cocaine between August 9, 2024 and February 25. He previously served a 27-month sentence for heroin supply in 2021.

Tanya Nasir lied about her qualifications to obtain a senior band 7 nursing position, despite only being qualified for band 5. She managed a unit for premature babies at Bridgend's Princess of Wales Hospital for five months and also worked at Hillingdon Hospital, fraudulently earning £51,397.58.

Tyrell Eason, of George Street, Cwmcarn, Caerphilly, was pulled over by police on Boxing Day 2024 while driving a Volkswagen Golf smelling of cannabis. He handed over his iPhone, which began receiving drug-related notifications in front of officers. Phone examination revealed messages about orders for cocaine ('sniff and flake'), bulk advertising, stock levels and deliveries. A financial investigation showed thousands of pounds from customers. Eason admitted offering to sell cocaine and cannabis between November and December 2024. The operation was described as unsophisticated and small-scale with no lavish lifestyle. He had learning difficulties and no prior convictions. An 18-month delay occurred due to the investigating officer changing departments.

Urszula Glowacka, 42, of Abertillery, was part of an organised crime group involved in a large-scale drug supply network stretching across south Wales and the south-west of England. The operation involved cocaine, crack cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, and ketamine with a street value of more than £3.5m. She received instructions from an upstream supplier and her role involved collecting and distributing large quantities of drugs across the UK.

CCTV and phone data linked Eedy to a flat and a BMW seen leaving the area, and showed he had operated drug lines supplying drugs in the Cardiff area. He handed himself in at Cardiff Bay Police Station on 3 March.

Samuel Harvard, 33, of Bryn Hir, Cwmbach, Aberdare, was operating as a runner for others in the cocaine trade while also building his own customer base by obtaining cocaine on credit and selling independently. This occurred while subject to a suspended prison sentence for stalking. In March 2026, police identified his phone number from a prior investigation, called it pretending to be a customer, attended his home, arrested him, and seized his phone. Analysis of messages confirmed his involvement at two levels of the trade, including a delivery where he owed £300.

William Inker served as a trusted foot soldier in a Newport drug-dealing operation involved in a conspiracy to supply class A and class B drugs. On 25 January 2024, officers raided a property in Newport and recovered 700g of cocaine and 134g of cannabis.

Officers executed a warrant at the defendant's home in January 2021 following concerns raised by the local community. The defendant and a co-defendant were found in possession of cocaine with a street value of £3,590 and heroin worth £2,000, along with scales and £580 in cash. In April 2021, the defendant was stopped again in Maesteg and found in possession of heroin, cash and a mobile phone. A further search at the home found heroin with a street value of £400, scales and £1,100 in cash.

Joel Crump admitted dealing cocaine in the Ebbw Vale area over a seven-month period between August 4, 2024 and March 5, 2025.

Jamie Davies, 29, of Begbroke, Oxfordshire, was part of an organised crime group involved in a large-scale drug supply network stretching across south Wales and the south-west of England. The operation involved cocaine, crack cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, and ketamine with a street value of more than £3.5m. He served as a courier, transporting drugs to the group's extensive customer base.

Joshua Johnson of Pine Close, Gurnos, Merthyr, was involved in Rhys Mew's drug supply operation handling cocaine and crack cocaine for a short period under Mew's direction with no financial gain, as evidenced by phone messages from August 2023 search.

Joshua Watkins was part of the same crack cocaine supply operation as Jaylin Foley. When arrested, he was carrying £875 in cash, and his phone contained bulk messages advertising crack cocaine for sale. As officers arrived to arrest Foley, Watkins tried to run and threw a mobile phone over a fence before being detained. He admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and possession of criminal property.

Julia Evans defrauded her husband out of about £8,700 from his pension, with her son pretending to be him on the phone. She also took out credit accounts in the names of family members, including her daughter. The fraud took place over six months and involved hiding documents to cover tracks.

CCTV and phone data linked Phillips to a flat and a BMW seen leaving the area, and showed he had operated drug lines supplying drugs in the Cardiff area. He was arrested on 27 February.

Leon Coker, 35, from Caerphilly, south Wales, was caught with £20,000 worth of amphetamine in a suitcase last summer. He was also selling cocaine, cannabis and Valium and made a profit of £48,168. Police stopped him in a black Audi and seized his phone, which contained videos and messages relating to drug dealing. He initially denied being a drug dealer but later confessed. Coker has 26 previous convictions for 50 offences.

Leighton Lewis, of Highfield Farm Lane, Llantwit Major, operated two dedicated phone lines to sell heroin, crack cocaine, and cocaine. The operation was uncovered when messages from Lewis were found on another supplier's phone. He directed others to use the lines and was classified as a street dealer. He evaded police for two months before handing himself in and was arrested in January 2026 in possession of a Nokia 105 handset and Samsung Galaxy headset which he attempted to dismantle.

Slocombe defrauded nine victims of around £400,000 while carrying out building work at properties in Cardiff, Bridgend and Swansea. He used a false name to conceal previous convictions and took an unqualified gas engineer to properties, leaving them in a potentially lethal state. The offences took place between March 2021 and May 2023 while he was on Crown Court bail.

Officers executed a warrant at the defendant's home in January 2021 following concerns raised by the local community. The defendant and a co-defendant were found in possession of cocaine with a street value of £3,590 and heroin worth £2,000, along with scales and £580 in cash. In April 2021, the defendant was stopped again in Maesteg and found in possession of heroin, cash and a mobile phone. A further search at the home found heroin with a street value of £400, scales and £1,100 in cash.

Lloyd Williams was stopped in Newport in March 2025 while driving a hired Volvo. Police seized 1kg of cocaine from the vehicle. A search of a Citroën van connected to him uncovered an additional 8kg of cocaine, 2.5kg of heroin and a quantity of ecstasy, along with £7,795 in cash. The drugs had a combined estimated street value of around £220,000. The offending covered a period from 26 August 2024 to 3 March 2025. After his arrest he refused to provide the PIN to his mobile phone, and when officers eventually gained access they found messages linked to drug supply.