Swansea Crown Court Sentencing Results

Gino Shergill, 32, from Coventry, met co-defendant Nicky Davies in Coventry on July 13, 2023, where Davies loaded a car onto a recovery vehicle containing seven kilogrammes of cocaine before travelling back to South Wales. He was involved with a Swansea-based Organised Crime Group (OCG) in the supply and distribution of multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine across the South Wales region, sourced from the West Midlands. The OCG used safe properties for storing, preparing, and adulterating drugs, as well as firearms and cash. During the investigation, over eight kilogrammes of high purity cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000, 18 kilos of Benzocaine, a hydraulic press, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

Thomas Saunders, 23, from Gorseinon, was a member of a Swansea-based Organised Crime Group (OCG) involved in the supply and distribution of multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine across the South Wales region, sourced from the West Midlands. The OCG used safe properties for storing, preparing, and adulterating drugs, as well as firearms and cash. During the investigation, over eight kilogrammes of high purity cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000, 18 kilos of Benzocaine, a hydraulic press, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

Leon Morgan, 27, from Penllegaer, Swansea, along with his brother Ryan, controlled an Organised Crime Group (OCG) involved in the supply and distribution of multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine across the South Wales region, sourced from the West Midlands. The OCG used safe properties for storing, preparing, and adulterating drugs, as well as firearms and cash. Communications between Leon Morgan, Ryan Morgan, Nicky Davies, and Kenny Peters orchestrated the collection of seven kilos of cocaine on July 13, 2023. During the investigation, over eight kilogrammes of high purity cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000, 18 kilos of Benzocaine, a hydraulic press, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

Jack Tomkins, 24, from Clase, Swansea, was a member of a Swansea-based Organised Crime Group (OCG) involved in the supply and distribution of multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine across the South Wales region, sourced from the West Midlands. The OCG used safe properties for storing, preparing, and adulterating drugs, as well as firearms and cash. During the investigation, over eight kilogrammes of high purity cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000, 18 kilos of Benzocaine, a hydraulic press, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

Kenny Peters, 44, from Swansea, was involved in communications with Leon Morgan, Ryan Morgan, and Nicky Davies orchestrating the collection of seven kilos of cocaine on July 13, 2023. He was a member of a Swansea-based Organised Crime Group (OCG) involved in the supply and distribution of multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine across the South Wales region, sourced from the West Midlands. The OCG used safe properties for storing, preparing, and adulterating drugs, as well as firearms and cash. During the investigation, over eight kilogrammes of high purity cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000, 18 kilos of Benzocaine, a hydraulic press, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

Nicky Davies, 35, from Ravenhill, Swansea, was arrested on July 13, 2023, in the Swansea area while in possession of seven kilogrammes of cocaine. He had travelled from Swansea to Coventry where he met co-defendant Gino Shergill, loaded a car onto a recovery vehicle, and travelled back to South Wales, where he was stopped by police in Bonymaen, Swansea. Prior to departure, there were communications between Leon Morgan, Ryan Morgan, Nicky Davies, and Kenny Peters orchestrating the collection. He was a member of a Swansea-based Organised Crime Group (OCG) involved in the supply and distribution of multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine across the South Wales region, sourced from the West Midlands. The OCG used safe properties for storing, preparing, and adulterating drugs, as well as firearms and cash. During the investigation, over eight kilogrammes of high purity cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000, 18 kilos of Benzocaine, a hydraulic press, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

Ryan Morgan, 32, from Penlan, Swansea, controlled an Organised Crime Group (OCG) involved in the supply and distribution of multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine across the South Wales region, sourced from the West Midlands. The OCG used safe properties for storing, preparing, and adulterating drugs, as well as firearms and cash. He was arrested on December 6, 2023, after ramming a police vehicle in a Range Rover while trying to avoid arrest in the Hafod area of Swansea. During the investigation, over eight kilogrammes of high purity cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000, 18 kilos of Benzocaine, a hydraulic press, and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

Jonathan Brooking, a 49-year-old former Royal Mail customer operations manager at the Bridgend sorting office, stole £50,160 in cash from Special Delivery packages containing money between September 2022 and June 2024. He intercepted packages he identified as containing money, took them home, and deposited the cash into his Nationwide bank account. The thefts occurred over 18 months, resuming after covert CCTV was removed in 2024. He was caught via an internal investigation analyzing finances and work patterns. Brooking admitted the offences in a voluntary interview, resigned the next day, and Royal Mail compensated affected customers £47,000.

On 13 September 2024, police community support officers noticed a grey Ford Transit van driven by a suspected disqualified driver in Llanelli. The van parked outside a storage container in the Dafen area. Matthew Davies tried to lock the container and fled. Officers searched it and found 17 packets of cocaine, cannabis worth £7,000, weighing scales, mobile phones, and £46,000 in cash hidden in a drawer. Davies handed himself in on 15 September 2024 and was arrested for possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs. Analysis of messages on his phones confirmed he was an active drug dealer.

Samson Leyson, aged 22, of Pibwr Farm, Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, was part of the family-led organised crime group supplying multi-kilo quantities of cocaine (Class A) and cannabis (Class B) to sub dealers in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and parts of Swansea. Arrested in October 2021 at Pibwr Farm where drugs, cash, and a firearm were seized.

Ritchie Coleman, aged 33, of Vetch Close, Pembroke, was involved in the conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs as part of the investigation stemming from the October 2021 raid on Pibwr Farm, which uncovered large quantities of cocaine and cannabis, cash, and a firearm.

Stephen Leyson, aged 55, of Pibwr Farm, Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, was involved in supplying multi-kilo quantities of cocaine (Class A) and cannabis (Class B) to sub dealers in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and parts of Swansea. Arrested in October 2021 at Pibwr Farm where 592g of cocaine (street value £47,760-£60,200), 1.4kg of cannabis (£15,615), £17,190 cash, and a semi-automatic pistol were seized.

Glen Lewis Williams, aged 51, a vulnerable heroin user from Aberystwyth, allowed the gang to 'cuckoo' his flat in exchange for heroin for his own use. He was to keep the teenagers safe while they dealt drugs from June 15, 2020. Drugs were kept openly on tables, and he acted as a runner. On June 19, 2020, he reported being exploited and wanted the intruders out, leading to police involvement.

Frank Keli, aged 26, was part of an organised crime gang operating a county line from Wolverhampton to Ceredigion, supplying heroin and crack cocaine. He travelled with Kalvin Riley to Aberystwyth on June 15, 2020, to set up operations at the flat of Glenn Williams, where teenagers Kyran Hill and Teejay Marks acted as runners. Digital evidence from phones proved the conspiracy without any drugs being seized.

Aldi Gjegjaj was involved in conspiring to supply cannabis. He travelled from London to Llanarth on July 1, collected 97kg of cannabis from a disused school building in Llandysul on July 4, and was transporting it back to London when arrested in Carmarthenshire. Phone mast data showed multiple trips between London and west Wales from March to July. The total value of the seized drugs was between £1,376,600 and nearly £2 million.

Alfred Perkola was involved in conspiring to supply cannabis. He assisted in transporting 97kg of cannabis from a disused school building in Llandysul to London and was arrested in Carmarthenshire on July 4. Phone mast data indicated multiple trips between London and west Wales from March to July. The total value of the seized drugs was between £1,376,600 and nearly £2 million.

Kalvin Riley, aged 23, was involved in the organised crime gang running a county line from Wolverhampton to Aberystwyth. On June 15, 2020, he travelled with Frank Keli to the flat of vulnerable heroin user Glenn Williams, which was 'cuckooed' for drug dealing. Teenagers Kyran Hill and Teejay Marks were sent as runners. Evidence from phone data and Snapchat videos confirmed the supply operation.

Michael Brace, aged 30, of no fixed abode, from Newport, was involved in a county lines operation selling crack cocaine and heroin in Llanelli. On January 19, officers from Dyfed-Powys Police arrested him at a cuckooed flat in Granby Close, Llanelli, where two golf-ball-sized clingfilm wraps containing smaller deals of heroin and crack cocaine were found, along with £970 in cash, weighing scales, and a mobile phone used for drug supply. The seized drugs had a potential street value of £3,770 to £4,220, but evidence including phone records showed their dealing extended beyond this amount. Additional drugs were recovered from his body in custody.

Joshua Aspell, aged 25, from Bryn Bevan, Newport, was involved in a county lines operation selling crack cocaine and heroin in Llanelli. On January 19, officers from Dyfed-Powys Police arrested him at a cuckooed flat in Granby Close, Llanelli, where two golf-ball-sized clingfilm wraps containing smaller deals of heroin and crack cocaine were found, along with £970 in cash, weighing scales, and a mobile phone used for drug supply. The seized drugs had a potential street value of £3,770 to £4,220, but evidence including phone records showed their dealing extended beyond this amount.

Francie Gabriel McDonagh, of George Lansbury Drive, Newport, was involved in Operation Earth, an RSPCA investigation into the illegal puppy trade. The McDonagh family conspired to commit fraud by false representation between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2021, selling £300,000 worth of dogs and puppies imported illegally from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Ireland, often without passports or vaccinations. Puppies were advertised as home-bred and healthy on sites like Freeads and Pets4homes but were bred in sheds, purchased elsewhere, or stolen, causing health issues and distress to buyers. He failed to meet the needs of puppies at George Lansbury Drive.

Edward McDonagh, of Maesglas Street, Newport, was involved in Operation Earth, an RSPCA investigation into the illegal puppy trade. The McDonagh family conspired to commit fraud by false representation between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2021, selling £300,000 worth of dogs and puppies imported illegally from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Ireland, often without passports or vaccinations. Puppies were advertised as home-bred and healthy on sites like Freeads and Pets4homes but were bred in sheds, purchased elsewhere, or stolen, causing health issues and distress to buyers. He failed to meet the needs of puppies at Ellen Ridge Traveller Site.

Martin Joseph McDonagh, of Maesglas Crescent, Newport, was involved in Operation Earth, an RSPCA investigation into the illegal puppy trade. The McDonagh family conspired to commit fraud by false representation between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2021, selling £300,000 worth of dogs and puppies imported illegally from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Ireland, often without passports or vaccinations. Puppies were advertised as home-bred and healthy on sites like Freeads and Pets4homes but were bred in sheds, purchased elsewhere, or stolen, causing health issues and distress to buyers. He failed to meet the needs of puppies at Maesglas Crescent.

John Paul McDonagh, of Laburnum Drive, Newport, was involved in Operation Earth, an RSPCA investigation into the illegal puppy trade. The McDonagh family conspired to commit fraud by false representation between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2021, selling £300,000 worth of dogs and puppies imported illegally from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Ireland, often without passports or vaccinations. Puppies were advertised as home-bred and healthy on sites like Freeads and Pets4homes but were bred in sheds, purchased elsewhere, or stolen, causing health issues and distress to buyers. He failed to meet the needs of puppies at Laburnum Drive.

Patrick Christopher McDonagh (junior), of Maesglas Crescent, Newport, was involved in Operation Earth, an RSPCA investigation into the illegal puppy trade. The McDonagh family conspired to commit fraud by false representation between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2021, selling £300,000 worth of dogs and puppies imported illegally from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Ireland, often without passports or vaccinations. Puppies were advertised as home-bred and healthy on sites like Freeads and Pets4homes but were bred in sheds, purchased elsewhere, or stolen, causing health issues and distress to buyers. He failed to meet the needs of puppies at Maesglas Crescent.

Patrick Christopher McDonagh (senior), of Moorland Park, Newport, was involved in Operation Earth, an RSPCA investigation into the illegal puppy trade. The McDonagh family conspired to commit fraud by false representation between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2021, selling £300,000 worth of dogs and puppies imported illegally from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Ireland, often without passports or vaccinations. Puppies were advertised as home-bred and healthy on sites like Freeads and Pets4homes but were bred in sheds, purchased elsewhere, or stolen, causing health issues and distress to buyers. He failed to meet the needs of puppies at Ellen Ridge Traveller Site.