Three young men in Wales have been caught up in a massive drugs operation involving cocaine and cannabis but will only repay a sliver of the fortune they amassed. Lloyd Davies, 23, along with Callum Pascoe, 22, and Ashton Cleverley-Jones, 19, operated a lucrative scheme in Newport and Caerphilly using a drugs hotline to supply their products. A staggering 1,525 “text bombs,” featuring trendy product names like “active rocket fuel,” were sent out to eager clients.
Despite raking in hundreds of thousands of pounds, the group will barely repay a fraction of their ill-gotten gains. After their arrest, authorities found that Davies pocketed £110,008 but has no available assets. Cleverley-Jones, caught with cash and cannabis during a police raid, benefited to the tune of £85,249 but only has £235 in assets. Pascoe’s share was £196,498, yet can only repay £16,873.
In court, they faced the music: Davies received a 45-month sentence, Pascoe got 56 months, while Cleverley-Jones, with a suspended 24-month sentence, must complete unpaid work and rehabilitation. Their downfall paints a vivid picture of crime and consequence. The seedy nature of their operation underscores the robust actions taken to dismantle such enterprises and reclaim even the smallest amounts of ill-gotten money.