Record drug seizures take drugs off Llanelli’s streets

Significant drug seizures in Llanelli have seen more Class A drugs than ever before taken off the streets, making it harder for suppliers and their customers.

Over the passed 12 months, Dyfed Powys Police’s Carmarthenshire priority policing team’s detectives have been relentlessly targeting known drug suppliers. Their efforts have resulted in substantial drug seizures and many offenders brought to justice for their actions.

“The figures we’ve seen over the past twelve months are testament to the hard work and dedication of the officers working in the priority policing team”, said Detective Inspector Gary Phillips.

“Since April last year to March 2012 we’ve seized over two thirds of a kilo of heroin. We’ve also seized a quarter kilo of amphetamine and over an ounce of cocaine.

“Altogether the drugs seized amount to a street value of over £100,000.

“Eighteen offenders have so far been charged, convicted and imprisoned, receiving sentences totalling 37.5 years. We still have a large number of drug suppliers going through the criminal justice process and they too will be sentenced accordingly”.

“These results are sending a clear signal to drug suppliers that they will be targeted and they will likely go to prison for their actions. We are being told that it is harder than ever to get drugs in Llanelli, but we don’t intend on becoming complacent. Reducing the harm caused by drugs in our communities and disrupting the drugs trade as a whole remains one of our key priorities and we will continue to pursue all intelligence we get regarding the supply of controlled drugs”

Among the results achieved by the PPT are the following:

• Matthew Rees charged heroin supply and sentenced to 5 yrs
• Robert Paul Pullen charged with heroin supply, sentenced to 5 years
• Adrian Wyn Pricecharged with supply heroin, sentenced to 3 yrs
• Nicholas Thomas charged supply heroin, sentenced to 3 yrs
• Jade Williams charged supply heroin, sentenced to 3.5 yrs
• Bridgette Williams charged with supply heroin, sentenced to 3 and half years
• Simon Williams charged with supply heroin sentenced to 4 yrs
• Lance Leroy Rowe charged with supply heroin sentenced to 4 years
• Kadeem Clarke charged conspiracy to supply heroin, sentenced to 4.5 years
• Anthony Walton charged supply heroin, sentenced to 3 and half years
• Meirion Pollard charged supply heroin, sentenced to 3 and half years.
• Paul William Goodwin charged supply heroin, sentenced to 3.5 years

Eight others are awaiting trial, seven others await charging decisions and three are on bail pending further inquiries.

If anyone has any information concerning the supply of drugs, you can contact police by calling 101.