Dyfed‑Powys Police said the grey Seat Ateca, driven by 43‑year‑old Dean Evans, was pulled over on Holyland Road on the morning of Friday, January 2. Officers searched both Evans and the vehicle under the Misuse of Drugs Act after he made comments suggesting there were items in the car.
According to police, a cardboard box was found in the boot containing a one‑kilogram block of cocaine and ten half‑kilogram packets of herbal cannabis. The force said the combined street value of the drugs was well in excess of £150,000.
Evans was arrested at the scene on suspicion of possession with intent to supply controlled drugs. Dyfed‑Powys Police said a further search of his property led to the seizure of a black Mercedes AMG and a VOGE DS900 motorcycle under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Officers also reported finding more than £200 in cash and a snap‑seal bag of white powder in the Mercedes, which later tested positive for cocaine.
Evans was charged with possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs and pleaded guilty at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, January 3.
He was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday, January 28, where he received eight years in prison for possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis.
Police: sentence sends a “stark warning”
DC Jones, Pembrokeshire’s Serious Organised Crime Unit, Dyfed‑Powys Police, said the force welcomed the sentence.
“Tackling the supply of illegal drugs is a priority for Dyfed‑Powys Police and the misery that illegal drugs bring to local communities will not be tolerated.
“We welcome this sentence passed to Dean Evans considering the large amount of harmful drugs that he was caught trafficking into Pembrokeshire.
“This sentence should serve as a stark warning to any others who are tempted into the illegal drugs trade in Dyfed and Powys.”
