Nine people have been sentenced for their part in producing and dealing cannabis, after a series of police raids earlier this year in the Penyrheol area of Caerphilly.
They all appeared in Newport Crown Court on Friday, June 14.
The raids happened on April 20 last year as part of the force’s Operation Toucan – an investigation into drug supply in the area.
People sentenced on Friday, June 14
- Michael Mordecai – three years and four months in prison for Conspiracy to produce Class B drugs (Cannabis), Conspiracy to supply Class B drug (Cannabis). Mordecai will have to pay a victim surcharge of £170 within three months of release.
- Matthew Curtis – three years and four months in prison for Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to produce Class B drug (Cannabis). Curtis will have to pay a victim surcharge of £170 within three months of release.
- Christopher Morgan – three years in prison for Conspiracy to produce Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to supply Class B drug (Cannabis). Morgan will have to pay a victim surcharge of £170 within three months of release.
- Nicholas Hewer – two years imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 100 hours unpaid work for Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to produce Class B drug (Cannabis). Hewer will have to pay £500 in prosecution costs and a £140 victim surcharge to be paid within six months.
- Steffan Mordecai – two years imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 100 hours of unpaid work for Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to produce Class B drug (Cannabis). Mordecai will have to pay £500 in prosecution costs and a £140 victim surcharge to be paid within six months.
- Kelly Mordecai – two years imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 100 hours of unpaid work for Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to produce Class B drug (Cannabis). Mordecai will have to pay £500 in prosecution costs and a £140 victim surcharge to be paid within six months.
- Lewis Rogers – two years imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 100 hours of unpaid work for Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to produce Class B drug (Cannabis). Rogers will have to pay £500 in prosecution costs and a £140 victim surcharge to be paid within six months.
- Cameron Jones – two years imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 100 hours of unpaid work for Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to produce Class B drug (Cannabis). Jones, of Treharris, will have to pay £500 in prosecution costs and a £140 victim surcharge to be paid within six months.
- Joshua Gale – Eight months imprisonment suspended for 12 months with 100 hours of unpaid work for Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (Cannabis) and Conspiracy to produce Class B drug (Cannabis). Mordecai will have to pay £500 in prosecution costs and a £140 victim surcharge to be paid within six months.
PC Michael Coles, who led on the investigation, said: “We are pleased with the sentences given today to these individuals and we hope it send a clear message to those involved in serious and organised crime that we are taking action and those found guilty can expect to be caught and receive lengthy prison sentences.
“I’d say to them, our work will continue and next time, we could be coming to your door.
“Action like this is just one aspect of a much larger fight to tackle serious and organised crime in Gwent and we are dismantling these organised crime groups piece by piece.
“I’d like to thank our local communities for your help in letting us know when there’s suspicious activity in your areas. Every piece of information, however small, can add up to the bigger picture of organised criminality. If you have concerns about the illegal supply of drugs in your area, please contact us by calling 101 or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.”
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated in the headline that nine people had been jailed.