Seven members of a South Wales-based organised crime group have been charged with drug offences. The group were arrested after Tarian, supported by South Wales Police and British Transport Police, executed a number of warrants in the Cardiff and Barry areas.
The following were arrested and charged with conspiring to import a controlled drug of Class B with intent to evade a prohibition / restriction; conspiring to supply a class B controlled drug – cannabis and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis: Abubakr Khawar, 28, of Riverside, Cardiff; Mohammed Nurul Hussain, 28, of Riverside, Cardiff; Sophie Jones, 32, of Splott, Cardiff; Keiron Jones, 28, of Whitchurch, Cardiff; Solomon Bertram, 35, of Llanishen, Cardiff; Steven Munroe, 44, of Splott, Cardiff; andSean Montgomery, 23, of Rumney, Cardiff, who has been charged with conspiring to import a controlled drug of Class B with intent to evade a prohibition / restriction and conspiring to supply a class B controlled drug – cannabis.
The arrests were made as part of Operation Flueggea, a proactive investigation into a Cardiff based organised crime group involved in largescale importation and distribution of cannabis. All seven have appeared in court and their next appearance is scheduled for Wednesday January 6. During further enforcement officers also recovered and estimated £25,000 in cash. Detective Constable Sean Meyrick, of Tarian, said: “I encourage family members of vulnerable individuals to speak with their loved ones and warn them of the dangers of accepting goods on behalf of strangers. “It is not just vulnerable adults who have been targeted in cases. We have seen students and young people approached with the proposition of making quick cash. “I caution anyone who is actively considering accepting money from someone they don’t know, to receive parcels at their home address on the person’s behalf, to think about the potential consequences.
“It is highly likely that the parcels contain illegal commodities, such as drugs, and by allowing your address to be used you could face criminal charges and / or academic consequences, such as expulsion from your course.”