News

Milford Haven: Mount Estate awash with cheap Valium

Published

7 years ago

August 17, 2018

A RESIDENT of the Mount Estate in Milford Haven has come to The Pembrokeshire Herald concerned about the amount of Valium tablets being sold illegally, without a prescription.

Our source, who does not want to be named for fear or reprisals, said: “I usually have a little bit of weed off the dealers on the estate but now they are all offering me Valium. Its cheaper and stronger – I have personally turned this down, but I know for other people it will be very tempting – especially if they are short of money and want a fix.

“I am speaking out because I know of someone who has died from taking street Valium. The amount of the active ingredient in each tablet is not always the same as the label as very often the medication is fake and comes from abroad.

“I wont risk taking one and never waking up.”
This newspaper has been given information from another source that four key people are responsible for selling the diazepam tablets for £1 each for a blue 10mg pill. They are, we are told, all living on the estate.

Our second source told: “Very often they are sold now in their foil strips of 10 pills for £10.”
The Herald understands that the class C drug is being imported into the UK in large quantities from Turkey, and is brought to the estate by a woman who lives in Neyland.

Police suspect that a plethora of amateur laboratories are manufacturing the controlled class C drug in response to growing demand from users who often combine it with other substances. The drug and alcohol treatment charity Addaction fears that the scale of the problem is becoming a major problem for health services and has called for doctors and pharmacists to be better informed about the dangers of the drug.

The counterfeit trade appears to be sophisticated: Diazepam tablets being sold illicitly often bear a variety of genuine manufacturers’ logos. But experts said it was difficult to gauge whether the drugs were genuine or fake.

Experts have detected what they say is an alarming rise in cases of ‘super-dosing’, where people take vast quantities of diazepam that far exceed a “prescribed” dose and can result in violent, sometimes fatal, seizures.

There are well over 200 hundred deaths in the UK every year attributed to the abuse of diazepam, some of them in west Wales.

The Herald has asked our sources to go to the police with the information they have.

Do you have any information about valium in Milford Haven? Contact us anonymously. We always protect our sources.

Community

Community gathers to remember Corrina Baker

Published

8 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Lanterns and balloons released in emotional acts of remembrance

FAMILY, friends and members of the local community came together to remember Corrina Baker at a series of moving events held across west Wales this week.

Corrina’s funeral took place on Monday (Dec 15), a month after her death, with a public service held at St Mary’s Church. Mourners lined the route as her coffin was carried on its final journey in an elegant horse-drawn carriage, before a private cremation later took place at Parc Gwyn crematorium in Narberth.

Later that evening, shortly after 6:00pm, friends and relatives gathered at the Quayside in Cardigan for the first of two acts of remembrance to celebrate her life. Lanterns were lit and released into the night sky above the town as some of Corrina’s favourite songs were played.

On Tuesday afternoon (Dec 16), a second tribute was held near the location where Corrina was found. Twenty-one pink balloons — one for each year of her life — were released into a clear blue sky, each carrying personal messages in her memory.

Floral tributes continue to be laid at the Netpool, while a GoFundMe appeal set up in Corrina’s memory has raised more than £2,300. She has been described by those who knew her as “funny and bright”.

Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed that their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ms Baker’s death is ongoing. A 29-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail while inquiries continue.

(Photos: Stuart Ladd/Herald)

Community

Six untaxed vehicles seized in Milford Haven police operation

Published

8 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

SIX untaxed and abandoned vehicles were seized during a joint roads policing operation in Milford Haven on Tuesday morning.

Officers from the Milford Haven Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Team (NPPT) worked alongside the Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Team as part of targeted enforcement across the town.

In addition to the vehicle seizures, a number of traffic offence reports were issued to drivers during the operation.

Police said the action formed part of ongoing efforts to improve road safety and tackle vehicle-related offences in the Milford Haven area.

Community

Candlelit carol service brings community together in Milford Haven

Published

8 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

ST KATHARINE and St Peter’s Church in Milford Haven hosted its annual Candlelit Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, bringing together members of the community for a traditional celebration of Christmas.

The service featured readings from the Mayor of Milford Haven, representatives of the Soroptimists, Milford Haven Amateur Operatic Society, the Headteacher and Head Prefects of Milford Haven School, Milford Haven Town Band, and NCI Wooltack Point.

Music for the evening was provided by organist Seimon Morris, Milford Haven Town Band and the Milford Haven Cluster Band, whose performances added to the atmosphere of the candlelit service.

The Friends of St Katharine and St Peter’s Church thanked all those involved and wished the community a happy Christmas.