Operation Dynamic: Gwent drug dealers locked up for more than 80 years

They were locked up in total for more than 80 years for trafficking heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and ecstasy in South East Wales.

Around 180 specialist officers carried out a series of dawn raids across the force area.

At the time of sentence, the defendants were aged between 18 and 64 and included 21 men and three women.

Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Tuck, who led Dynamic, said: “The operation took place over six months, concluding with two days of large scale warrants in May and June 2019 involving over 100 police officers, together with the support from a number partner agencies.

“It targeted those supplying class A drugs – crack cocaine and heroin –along with the class B ecstasy.

“The aim of the operation was to identify and bring to justice those supplying these drugs, to prevent drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour associated with drug use."

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