Jail drug dealers in Newport, Cwmbran and Bontpool

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Jailing a drug gang that flooded Gwent with cocaine nearly 30 years ago.

Boss Kieron Weaver would supply Coke to his deputy, Rhys Lovett, who would in turn drug Stephen Rogers and Ewen Holder to sell on the streets.

Prosecutor Nuhu Jubeir said Weaver had connections with gangsters in Yorkshire from whom he bought large quantities of high-purity cocaine.

Kieron Weaver

When the police searched Weaver’s Newport home after his arrest, they found a £65,000 Rolex Oyster watch as well as designer clothes and shoes.

The gang was brought to justice after the Gwent police used secret techniques to gather evidence.

Weaver, 28, of Crawford Street, Newport, was jailed for 10 years and four months.

Lovett, 31, Greenhill Road, Cwmbran, jailed for nine years.

Rogers, 37, of Hawthorne Road, Sebastopol, Pontypool, has been remanded to custody for six years.

Holder, 34, of South Street, Sebastopol, Pontypool, was sentenced to four years in prison.

Reese Lovett

Judge Daniel Williams told the defendants: “You Kieron Weaver obtained wholesale quantities of cocaine from an organized crime group based in Yorkshire which you then supplied to downstream dealers, these other three of you.

The main contact was Reese Lovett who would refer you to Owen Holder and Stephen Rogers.

“You are clearly Kieron Weaver involved in serious organized crime with strong connections to those in Yorkshire.”

Stephen Rogers

Weaver also makes regular trips to Bridgewater in Somerset to buy cocaine from drug dealers there.

On one of these trips, he was arrested by the police.

He was followed on his return home to Newport and officers ordered him to stop on the M5 motorway.

Eoin pregnant

Weaver was in an Iveco van he had stolen from his employer Quantum Traffic Management and had been banned from driving at the time.

Rather than stop, he crashes into a police car before being arrested after a brief highway chase.

Newport Crown Court said police found 271g of cocaine and 1kg of hashish inside the truck.

All of the defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Weaver also admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, possession of criminal property, aggravated vehicle riding, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance.

He had 19 prior convictions for 11 offenses, including aggravated vehicle seizure, possession of cannabis with intent to supply and failure to provide a sample.

This was Lovett’s third-degree drug conviction.

Rogers had one precious six felony convictions for unrelated matters.

Gareth Williams, who represents Weaver, told the court that his client became a father while he was in custody.

Kevin Seale, on behalf of Lovett, requested that the defendant’s guilty plea be taken into account.

Nigel Fryer, who is representing Holder, said his client had no prior convictions.

The defendant has window-cleaning and gardening businesses and “became involved in the world of drugs when his addiction spiraled out of control.”

Mr. Fryer described him as a “foot soldier”.

Julia Cox, Rogers’ mitigator, said his offense was “out of character” and he began dealing drugs after losing his job.

“It was a stupid and unwise choice,” she added.

The defendants are due to face a proceeds of crime hearing next year.

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