Pictured: Glyn Roberts.
Re: 14 men sentenced to over 140 years for major drugs conspiracy by Cardiff Crown Court, Wales, UK.
14 men involved in large-scale drugs network have been jailed a total of more than 140 years, following an investigation by Tarian, the southern Wales Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Detectives were provided with packages of Encrochat (a private messaging system) data from the National Crime Agency. From the data, officers were able to identify who the...
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Pictured: Glyn Roberts.
Re: 14 men sentenced to over 140 years for major drugs conspiracy by Cardiff Crown Court, Wales, UK.
14 men involved in large-scale drugs network have been jailed a total of more than 140 years, following an investigation by Tarian, the southern Wales Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Detectives were provided with packages of Encrochat (a private messaging system) data from the National Crime Agency. From the data, officers were able to identify who the anonymous users were and have used their own chat in evidence against them.
The Organised Crime Group (OCG) was predominantly based in south Wales but with close connections with Liverpool from where the drugs were primarily sourced.
Its members, using encrypted devices, organised the distribution of multi kilograms of cocaine and heroin and the collection and transport of significant quantities of cash.
Over 50kg of heroin and cocaine and over £700,000 cash has been seized as part of this investigation.
All 14 men were found guilty to the drugs offences earlier this year.
The following appeared in Cardiff Crown Court yesterday and today for sentencing for their role in the conspiracy to supply Class A drug offences and money laundering:
Daniel Masher, aged 33 from Liverpool, was sentenced to 18 years
Martin Askew, aged 53 from Birmingham was sentenced to 14 years and five months
Lloyd Stapleton, aged 35 from Roath, Cardiff, was sentenced to 14 years and five months
Anthony Rake, aged 31 from Grangetown, Cardiff, was sentenced to 13 years
Jamie Crees, aged 38 from Pentwyn, Cardiff, was sentenced to 12 years and five months
Paul Beard, aged 38 from Pentwyn, Cardiff, was sentenced to 12 years
Glyn Roberts, aged 42 from Newport was sentenced to 10 years
Dylan Bulmer, aged 27 from Pentwyn, Cardiff was sentenced to eight years and eight months
Layton Maxwell, aged 43 from Rhiwbina, Cardiff, was sentenced to eight years
Kevin Jenkins, aged 41 from Pontypridd, was sentenced to seven years and five mont
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