AN ex-professional boxer who was the head of a "sophisticated" cannabis trafficking gang and had £35,000 in cash and a Rolex watch has been jailed.

Convicted drug dealer Adam Goldsmith, 27, of Ailesbury Street, Newport, was locked up for four-and-a-half years.

His gang made “door-to-door deliveries throughout the city, a judge heard.

He admitted to being concerned in the supply of cannabis and possessing criminal property – £35,525 cash and a "high-value" Rolex watch.

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South Wales Argus:

Adam Goldsmith. Picture: Facebook

Susan Ferrier, prosecuting, said: “Goldsmith was clearly the leader, he was at the head of this enterprise."

Four other gang members, who had spent the last few months remanded in custody, received suspended sentences.

Threats of violence were made to those who didn’t pay their debts

They also pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis.

Jordan Harding, 22, of Vermeer Crescent, Newport, was jailed for 24 months, suspended for 24 months.

He was also ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work and complete a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement.

South Wales Argus:

Jamie Norman. Picture: Facebook

Jamie Norman, 31, of Clist Road, Bettws, Newport, was jailed for 12 months, suspended for 18 months.

He was also ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work and pay £410 costs and a £156 surcharge.

Lewis Gould, 26, of Harrow Close, Caerleon, was jailed for two years, suspended for two years.

He must also carry out 300 hours of unpaid work, complete a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement, observe a six-month curfew between 8pm and 8am and pay a surcharge and £720 costs.

South Wales Argus:

Andrew Rumsey. Picture: Facebook

Andrew Rumsey, 27, of Walford Davies Drive, Newport, was jailed for 12 months, suspended for 18 months.

He must also carry out 300 hours of unpaid work, complete a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement, pay a surcharge and £410 costs.

Miss Ferrier told the court when opening the case on Goldsmith: “Multiple kilos of cannabis were supplied. A significant profit was made.

"Runners were paid several hundred pounds a week.

“Threats of violence were made to those who didn’t pay their debts.”

Goldsmith has previous convictions for drug trafficking and these latest offences were committed while he was on licence.

Nicholas Gedge, mitigating for the defendant, said his client had entered early guilty pleas.

He told Cardiff Crown Court: "The defendant left school at 16 without qualifications.

"He was a professional sportsman until 2016 when he had a career-ending shoulder injury.

"After that, he tells me, his life-spiralled out of control.

"He has two children and his partner is expecting another child. He is a good father and wants to resume that.

"He has ambitions to open a gym and become a personal trainer."

Judge Nicola Jones told Goldsmith: "This was a sophisticated organised crime group of which you were the head."

The defendant is due to face a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing later this year.

Outside the court, PC Christopher Fairclough, Gwent Police’s officer in the case, said: “Tackling the supply of controlled drugs is a priority for us.

“We are committed to disrupting individuals involved in the supply of drugs and bringing them before the courts. 

“The public can really help us by passing on any information about drug supply.

“I would urge anyone with any information about drug dealing in our communities to have the confidence to report it to us by calling 101, or by reporting it to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”