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Goodwick: Court adjourned for locals arrested as part of nationwide drugs bust

Published

4 years ago

September 16, 2022

A GOODWICK man and woman, who were arrested as part of a nationwide drugs bust have again denied charges at Swansea Crown Court again this week.

They first appeared in court in April.

48-year-old Shaun Lucas and 32-year-old Leone James, both of Precelly Crescent, Goodwick, confirmed plea of not guilty to a charge of conspiring with others to supply class A drugs, between May 16, 2021, and March 15 2022.

The pair were arrested along with three other defendants following drug raids in Fishguard and Goodwick on March 14.

James was released on bail.

Lucas remains on remand.

At the time of the arrests, a police spokesperson issued the following statement: “Dyfed-Powys Police has executed four search warrants this morning, Monday, March 14, 2022, in the Pembrokeshire and Dorset areas, connected to a drug trafficking investigation.

“The warrants were the culmination of a protracted investigation by the force’s Serious Organised Crime Team into an organised crime group.

“Three warrants were executed in the Fishguard area where one male, aged 48, and one female, aged 32, were arrested.

“One warrant was executed in the Dorset area where one male, aged 42, was arrested.

“All three were arrested on suspicion of trafficking Class A controlled drugs and currently remain in police custody.

The duo, alongside five other counterparts from England, will stand trial.

The next listing for the case is September 26, for a mention hearing.

The trial is expected to last around six weeks, no provisional date is set.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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7 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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7 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

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7 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.