Eight people have been convicted of conspiring to supply cocaine into Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, Dyfed-Powys Police have said.
The group brought high-purity cocaine into the two counties over a nine-month period, in what officers described as large-scale commercial trafficking.
The investigation began when a courier van was stopped by officers on the M4 near Pont Abraham, Carmarthenshire, on 8 August 2025.
Inside, police said they intercepted more than 1.6kg of high-purity cocaine, worth almost £190,000.
Further enquiries identified eight people involved in what the force called a complex conspiracy, ranging from suppliers and couriers to wholesale customers and local distributors.
Officers said Tommy Lee Jones, of Monkton, played a leading role as the head of the Pembrokeshire gang, sourcing multiple kilograms of cocaine from Cardiff suppliers Ahmed Al-Farraji and his associate Adam Noraddin.
According to the force, Jones would make regular contact with the suppliers before large cash payments were handed over, with the drugs then delivered in high-end cars from Bristol and Birmingham to rural locations in Pembrokeshire, including Stepaside, Lamphey, Hundleton and Monkton.
Police said Kalum Haines, Leon Haines and Zak Fecci were trusted members of the gang who took possession of drugs directly from the upstream suppliers and acted as distributors in Pembrokeshire.
Ryan Hare carried out the same role in Carmarthenshire and was identified as being responsible for organising the collection and delivery of the drugs seized on 8 August, officers said.
Usman Afsar was said to have acted as a courier, driving from Bristol to Pembrokeshire and meeting gang members riding e-bikes in Pembroke.
Detective Sergeant Mark Jones, of the force’s Serious and Organised Crime Team, said the case had been built over several months.
“After a number of months of enquiries, we built a case clearly evidencing that Ahmed Al-Farraji travelled from Cardiff to meet with Tommy Lee Jones in rural locations,” he said.
“Upstream supply couriers would also drive from Bristol to Pembrokeshire on these dates and supplied Tommy Lee Jones with large amounts of cocaine.”
He added: “These deliveries were then collected by loyal customers of his and distributed throughout two counties. We estimate that the total amount of controlled drugs handled by the gang between February and November 2025 was that of large-scale commercial trafficking.”
The defendants were arrested in a week-long operation, with warrants carried out in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Cardiff and Bristol.
The following people were convicted of conspiracy to supply class A drugs:
Tommy Lee Jones, 33, of Castle Quarry in Monkton; Ryan Hare, 27, of Heol Cae Pownd in Cefneithin; Kalum Haines, 22, of Woodland Park in Neyland; Leon Haines, 26, of Ashdale Lane in Pembroke; Zack Fecci, 20, of Hawkstone Road in Pembroke Dock; Ahmed Al-Farraji, 25, of Topaz Street in Cardiff; Usman Afsar, 41, of Woodborough Street in Bristol; and Adam Noraddin, 25, of Plas Nanthelyg in Cardiff.
The force said Jones, Hare, Kalum Haines, Leon Haines and Fecci admitted their involvement, while Al-Farraji, Noraddin and Afsar were found guilty after a six-week trial.
Officer in the case DC Sam Burson said the group had brought large quantities of drugs into local communities.
“These individuals have worked together as an organised criminal gang bringing large amounts of class A drugs into our towns and villages,” he said.
“They have shown an utter disregard to the safety of the communities in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, and contributed with the adverse effect that drugs have on the social and economic wellbeing of the places that we live and work.”
He added: “Through detailed and thorough investigative analysis, we have brought charges against and dismantled a group of people who thought they could profit from their criminal activity. The strength of evidence against them has, however, resulted with positive outcomes and the conviction of these individuals.”
The conviction comes weeks after a police watchdog raised concerns about how many organised crime threats the force was identifying, rating it only “adequate” in that area.
The defendants will be sentenced at a later date.
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