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Four drug dealers have been jailed for a combined seven years for supplying cocaine and cannabis.

Connor Jones, Connor Cooper, Mitchell Griffiths and Ross Davies were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on March 5.

They were arrested after drug raids were carried out at their homes by police in December.

Connor Jones, 23, of Second Avenue, Trecenydd, was jailed for two years, after police found cocaine hidden in a shoebox at his home.

In 2016, Jones was fined £90 for dressing up as a clown and scaring children on the Trecenydd footbridge near Hendre Infant School and St Cenydd Comprehensive School.

He later appeared on ITV’s Judge Rinder following the stunt.

Meanwhile, Connor Cooper, 20, of Claude Road, Caerphilly, was sentenced to two years at a young offenders institute.

Mitchell Griffiths, 18, of Ty’n y Parc, Abertridwr, and Ross Davies, 18, of Graig Terrace, Senghenydd, were both sentenced to 20 months each at a young offenders institute.

The offences were committed between January and December 2020, with police linking the dealers together after analysing their mobile phones.

DC Michael Coles, of Gwent Police, said: “Removing those involved in the supply of class A drugs from our streets is a priority for us as it has a hugely detrimental impact on our communities.

“We are committed to protecting those at risk in our communities, bringing offenders to justice and making Gwent a hostile environment for those seeking to do harm.

“If you have any concerns about drug dealing we would encourage people to continue to report any such concerns so we can take action.

“I would urge anyone with any information to call us on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”