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A shed load of drugs

Published

12 years ago

February 20, 2014

A MAN has been jailed for four years by Swansea Crown Court for producing £2.1 million pounds worth of cannabis.

Richard Griffin, who lives rent free with his family in Maes y Pwll, was paid £1,000 a week to look after the Hermon farm but instead used it to produce the drugs.

Police found almost 70kg of cannabis worth £700,000 in a converted barn and Swansea Crown Court heard that if most of this had been sold it would have brought them £2 million. He also had 95 heating lamps in the barn for which he stole £23,000 of electricity. Prosecutor Robin Rouch said the factory was set up all year round and that the police found 1,100 plants in the factory.

The police also found £10,000 in cash hidden under the floorboards in the house and £3,000 in a bureau. The court also heard that Griffin owns a house in Portugal, jet skis and cars. Officers also found more than £30,000 of unexplained payments made into his wife’s account.

The money and the items could yet be taken by the authorities.

James Hartson, speaking on behalf of Griffin, said: “He was a paid manager of a substantial cannabis factory which he helped to set up and now he acknowledges he must pay the price for that”.

Griffin admitted supplying, producing and possessing the Class B drug and Judge Paul Thomas sent him to jail for four years.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

Published

13 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

Published

13 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

Published

13 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.