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£50,000 worth of cocaine seized

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12 years ago

April 4, 2014

A PEMBROKESHIRE man is one of six who have been remanded in custody facing charges of conspiracy to supply cocaine, which is believed to have a street value of £50,000.

Thomas Charles Salmon, aged 31, of Llanmill, Narberth appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court on Monday. No pleas were entered when the six defendants appeared at court, they appeared only to confirm their names and addresses.

Each face the charge that between April 1, 2012 and March 21, 2014, in Carmarthenshire, they conspired together to supply a quantity of cocaine, a class A drug. Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told Llanelli magistrates that “the police had intercepted a vehicle allegedly carrying a kilogramme of cocaine, with a street value of £50,000.”

The six defendants from the Carmarthenshire area were David James Lloyd Evans, aged 41, of Crud y Wawr, St Clears; Jenkin Anthony Davies, age 54, of Elfed, Carmarthen, and Greg Ian McKenzie, aged 28, of Awelon, Blaenwauun, Whitland.

From the Merseyside area were David Campbell, aged 57, and Richard Andrew Houghton, aged 30. All six were remanded in custody until Friday, April 4, when they will appear for a preliminary hearing at Swansea Crown Court.

A Dyfed-Powys spokesman said: “A police team had been conducting an investigation into the trafficking of substantial quantities of Class A drugs, namely cocaine, into the Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and the South Wales areas. A total of one kilo of cocaine has been recovered in the police operation.”

Detective Inspector Huw Davies told The Herald: “This is a significant amount of drugs that has been recovered. Tackling class A drugs is a priority for the police and those who bring such drugs into the force area will be relentlessly targeted.”

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11 Comments

P Evans

April 2, 2014 at 8:53 pm

Did you deliberately look for the worst photo you could find of him on facebook ?
Ariadne

April 3, 2014 at 1:16 am

You’ve got his age wrong too.
Kelly

April 4, 2014 at 10:44 am

You could have chosen one of the many many pictures where he hasn\’t got a can in his hand….
P Evans

April 4, 2014 at 1:17 pm

Yes, it’s just typical of the press, always trying to show people in the worst possible light.
P Evans

April 4, 2014 at 11:49 pm

Quote: A Dyfed-Powys spokesman said: A police team had been conducting an investigation into the trafficking of substantial quantities of Class A drugs, namely cocaine, into the Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and the South Wales areas. A total of one kilo of cocaine has been recovered in the police operation.

Detective Inspector Huw Davies told The Herald: This is a significant amount of drugs that has been recovered. Tackling class A drugs is a priority for the police and those who bring such drugs into the force area will be relentlessly targeted. Unquote.

Does anyone else think it an odd coincidence that a member of the Dyfed-Powys police, a certain Detective Sergeant Gareth Vaughan Bassett OF Llanelli was arrested just a couple of days before this incident for possession of cocaine and also appeared in Swansea Crown Court on April the 4th ? I notice that HE was granted bail on both occasions and as yet has not spent any time in prison. How nice for HIM !
David

April 5, 2014 at 1:17 am

I agree, that is an odd coincidence. In my opinion 90% of cops are corrupt as hell anyway.
David

April 5, 2014 at 3:46 pm

Well they may not all be corrupt, but in my experience they are definitely useless. When my former home was burgled some years ago they did NOTHING. Everyone knew who did it, the Police were even given evidence – a list in his own handwriting of places where he might have sold the stolen items, and if they’d followed it up they might have been able to recover some of our belongings. But they didn’t even visit the addresses on the list and because he had conveniently managed to get himself temporarily sectioned, the culprit was never even questioned, let alone charged. I had very little respect for the Police before that, and since then I have none at all.
P Evans

April 5, 2014 at 3:48 pm

This website is bonkers, I posted that last message above, so how the H*** has it got somebody else’s name on it ??????
Phillip Ashley

April 11, 2014 at 1:00 pm

I think it\’s wrong that they should be allowed to publish any photo at all until a person has been tried and convicted. People will remember seeing them in the papers and even if they are later found innocent, mud sticks.
P Evans

April 15, 2014 at 12:57 pm

>:(
Sherry Lawson

June 10, 2014 at 4:05 am

I totally agree.

Crime

Man charged with strangulation and assault offences after October incident

Published

12 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

A MAN recorded in court as having no fixed abode has appeared before magistrates charged with intentional strangulation and two further assault offences.

Michael Sudbury, 50, whose address was not read out in court, but in Herald records is Glan Hafan, Llangwm, appeared before the bench facing multiple charges.

The charges relate to an incident on 22 October 2025 and include:

Intentional strangulation, contrary to section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015
Common assault
Assault by beating

No further details of the alleged incident were opened in court, and no plea was entered at this stage.

Sudbury was remanded on conditional bail, with the case listed to return to magistrates later this month.

Crime

Haverfordwest man sent to Crown Court on multiple serious charges

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12 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded in custody

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been sent to Swansea Crown Court to stand trial on a series of A 49-year-old Haverfordwest resident has been committed to Swansea Crown Court to face trial on multiple serious charges deemed too grave for magistrates to handle.

David Guy, of Market Street, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates facing a series of allegations stemming from a single case. The charges, which were not detailed in open court, include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
A second count of assault
Criminal damage
An additional allegation of interpersonal violence
A public order offence

Magistrates declined jurisdiction, determining that the matters exceeded their sentencing powers, and sent the case in its entirety to Swansea Crown Court.

Guy was remanded in custody pending his next appearance. The court register notes: “Sent to Crown Court for trial in custody – next hearing at Swansea Crown Court.”

A date for the initial Crown Court hearing will be set administratively. Guy will remain in custody until then.

The Pembrokeshire Herald will provide further updates as the case progresses in the Crown Court.

Crime

Castlemartin man back before magistrates over multiple alleged assaults

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12 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded on conditional bail ahead of further hearing

A CASTLEMARTIN man has appeared repeatedly before magistrates this month over a string A 40-year-old man from Castlemartin has made repeated appearances before magistrates this month in connection with a series of serious alleged offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), intentional non-fatal strangulation, common assault, and criminal damage.

Anthony Alcock, of Pwll Street, Castlemartin, is facing six linked charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred earlier this year. These appear to relate to the same complainant in what is understood to be a single ongoing domestic abuse prosecution.

During recent administrative hearings at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court, Alcock did not enter pleas while matters of bail and case management were addressed.

Charges Include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
Intentional non-fatal strangulation
Common assault on a woman
Criminal damage in a domestic context
Additional assault allegations involving the same complainant
Breach of bail conditions

Alcock was initially granted conditional bail but was subsequently brought before the court on two occasions for alleged breaches. On those instances, magistrates remanded him in custody ahead of further hearings. He was later re-granted conditional bail, subject to strict conditions such as no contact with the complainant and exclusion from specified locations.

Magistrates have now declined jurisdiction, ruling that the case—particularly the more serious charges involving non-fatal strangulation—is too grave for summary trial. It has been committed to Swansea Crown Court for plea, trial, or sentencing.

No detailed evidence has been presented in open court at this preliminary stage. Alcock remains on conditional bail pending his next appearance at the Crown Court.