Gang di reintellenatura e di contrabbando di droga incarcerato

> An organised criminal gang which smuggled millions of pounds worth of cannabis from the US into south Wales through the post have been jailed.

> Border Force intercepted 327kg (721 lb) of the drug with a street value of £11m, but the court was told at least 58 consignments did get through.

> The court was told Khawar received instructions from a man known as Adam Z in the US who was orchestrating the operation, sending the drugs from seven different US states including California, New Jersey, Colorado and Ohio.

> Some of the drugs were sent from the US in packages marked as Yankee Candles.

> The court heard the gang was making a profit of between £3,000 and £10,000 per day.

> The operation was led by 28-year-old Abubakr Khawar from the Riverside area of Cardiff, who was sentenced to eight years at the city’s crown court on Wednesday.

> The gang’s second in command Mohammed Nural Hussain, 29, from Cardiff was sentenced to six years in prison.

> Gang members who were sent packages through the post also received significant sentences.

> The court heard 8kg (17.6lb) of drugs with a street value of £164,000 was intercepted before it could be delivered to Soloman Bertram, 36, from Cardiff, who was sentenced to 22 months in jail.

> He was recruited by his girlfriend and fellow gang member Sophie Jones.

> The court was told Sophie Jones also persuaded her own brother Keiran Jones, 29 to get involved.
About £277,000 of cannabis destined for his address in Cardiff was stopped by detectives.

> Jailing him for 26 months, the judge said: “You became involved at the bidding of your sister Sophie Jones.

> Sophie Jones, 32 will be sentenced next month.

> Steven Munroe, 45, from Cardiff, had five packages sent to his home, but only one arrived, the other four were halted by detectives.

> He was jailed for 32 months.

> The court was told about 2kg (4.4lb) of cannabis sent to two addresses used by Kyle Solowyk, 29 from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. He was sentenced to 34 months in prison.

> Sean Montgomery took photos of himself sitting in his car with cannabis valued at around £20,000 on his lap.

> Jailing him for three years and six months Judge Egan said: “You were showing off about your drug dealing. The decision to take the photograph is not so sensible now.”

> Andrew Pethers, 36, from St Mellons in Cardiff, was also described as a trusted gang member who played a key part in the supply chain, updating the leader about the distribution of the drugs.
> A 3.2kg (7.05lb) shipment of high grade cannabis was also intercepted before it could reach his home. > He was jailed for three years.

> Fellow gang member Daniel Marshall, 40, from Merthyr Tydfil, a father of two teenagers with a gambling addiction, was jailed for 32 months.

> He was jailed for six years.

The full list of all 11 defendants:
Abubakr Khawar, aged 28, of Despenser Street, Riverside, Cardiff
Daniel Marshall, aged 40, of Perrott Street, Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil
Andrew Pethers, aged 36, of Drawlings Close, St Melons, Cardiff
Sophie Jones, aged 32, of Cwrt Sanqhuar, Splott, Cardiff
Kyle Solowyk, aged 29, of Elizabeth Avenue, Barry
Keiran Jones, aged 28, of Pendwyallt Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff
Solomon Bertram, aged 36, of Malvern Drive, Llanishen, Cardiff
Mohammed Nurul Hussain, aged 28, of Ninian Park Road, Riverside, Cardiff
Abdu Huriara Husain, aged 28, of Clos Parc Morgannwg, Leckwith, Cardiff
Sean Montgomery, aged 24, of Uplands Road, Rumney, Cardiff
Steven Munroe, aged 44, of Cwrt Sanqhuar, Riverside, Cardiff

“Appreciate that some of you have prayers to go to…”

Did I really hear that?

£20/g? These are some expensive streets we’ve got here in the UK.