Gwent Police Archives

Two arrested after string of early morning police drug raids

Gwent Police officers raided five properties – four in Caerphilly and one in Newport – at around 5am on Tuesday January 21.

Police raided a property in Bargoed at around 7am on Friday January 17, seizing weapons, cash, and class A and B drugs.

Gwent Police has launched an appeal for information after a pedestrian was hit by a van on the A467 in Risca.

St Martin’s School in Caerphilly was under lockdown for almost two hours.

In her first blog of the new year, Gwent’s police and crime commissioner Jane Mudd discusses her plans for the year ahead.

Jason Bradford, 34, lost control of the car he was driving in Cefn Hengoed in November 2020, causing the death of 27-year-old Callum West.

Gwent Police are searching for Christopher Lawrence, 45, who was previously sentenced to four months and 28 days in prison for harassment.

Anthony Richards, 34, was released in December but has since breached the conditions of his release, according to Gwent Police

A 33-year-old man who was reported missing over the weekend has been found, Gwent Police has confirmed.

Two boys, one from Caerphilly County Borough, are set to appear in youth court after a car was taken from an address in Ystrad Mynach last Septmeber.