Cardiff Crown Court Sentencing Results

Declan Carr, 27, was part of an organised crime network operating across south-east Wales supplying cocaine in Newport, Cwmbran and Pontypool using dedicated phone lines to send bulk text messages. Gwent Police executed drugs warrants at four addresses in the Bettws area of Newport in 2024 following intelligence from a seized mobile phone. Carr was detained in July 2024. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

Declan Jones, 22, from Brynmawr, was convicted of conspiracy to supply class A drugs at Cardiff Crown Court in May 2024 and jailed for six years in June 2024. He later failed to return to HMP Prescoed, Monmouthshire, on 20 December 2024, prompting a police appeal. He and three other men were jailed for a total of 27 years.

Dean Vowles assisted in fraud by pretending to be a pension holder on the phone, enabling withdrawals from the pension fund. He was found guilty of fraud by false representation following a trial.

Deacon Facey was seen by surveillance officers on June 30 looking nervous while straddling a bicycle near City Road, Cardiff. Officers believed a drug transaction was taking place and detained him after he crossed the road to join two men. He was found with a Nokia handset, £55 in cash and pregabalin tablets. A manual trawl of the phone showed messages indicating it was an operational drugs line for crack cocaine and heroin. He later pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, and to possessing a class C drug.

Daniel Merry was jailed for four years and four months at Cardiff Crown Court for cocaine and cannabis supply. Police stopped a van linked to him over a missing MOT, and a later search found cash, a crossbow and messages connecting him to drug supply.

Daryl Bees, 33, of Kenry Street, Tonypandy, was stopped by police in Tonypandy on February 22 and found carrying 180g of cocaine with a street value exceeding £20,000. Examination of his seized mobile phone revealed messages showing he had been actively involved in supplying cocaine from November 29, 2025.

South Wales Police launched an investigation in 2021 after receiving intelligence that drugs were being imported into the area. Officers traced the address from intercepted parcels and carried out a search of the property in Bridgend, where they found Bishop present and recovered a significant quantity of drugs. During questioning, Bishop admitted he had purchased the substances on the dark web.

David Griffiths met two women on dating sites and falsely presented himself as a former Army helicopter pilot with a distinguished military background, claiming a high salary, substantial savings and a valuable home. He persuaded the women to give him money towards fake holidays and other items but spent it on himself, defrauding them of £15,000 in total. One relationship ended after relatives discovered conveyancing documents revealing his fraud; he then misled another woman with similar false claims and took money towards a fake safari holiday. He admitted fraud.

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.