Two men from Rhymney have been jailed for their part in a lucrative drugs operation.
Stuart Jarman, 41, of Garden City, Rhymney and Jason Theobald, 42, of Hill Street, Rhymney, were part of a seven-strong gang that were jailed for a total of 62 years after a recent hearing at Cardiff Crown Court.
The jury heard officers from the force’s Organised Crime Unit confronted driver Stuart Jarman at Membury Services on the M4 on March 15 this year – and discovered 2kg of cocaine. Analysis of the Class A drug found it was 80% pure with a street value of £450,000.
Jarman’s arrest led officers to six other gang members – as well as a large-scale cannabis factory in Ammanford and another in Waunarlwyd, as well as an illegally-held live handgun.
Jarman was sentenced to six years for conspiracy to supply class A drugs while Theobald was jailed for ten years for the same crime.
Acting Detective Inspector Steve Gardner, of South Wales Police, said: “This crime group was organised, calculated, extremely profitable and had no regard for the communities that their drugs would be sold in.
“South Wales Police is committed to tackling those who supply controlled drugs and will use all tactics available to keep our communities safe. We will investigate offenders far and wide if they are impacting upon our communities and preying upon the most vulnerable within them.”