Three men have been sentenced for offences including drug production, theft, and criminal damage following arrests made under Operation Krypton in Newport.
The operation, launched by Gwent Police in July, has since become part of the force’s routine neighbourhood policing in the city.
Marc Wilson, 50, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday, October 22, after pleading guilty to permitting the production of crack cocaine at his Newport home.
Officers from Gwent Police’s Community Action Team traced a suspicious vehicle to a property in Moorland Park on Sunday, August 23.
Inside, they found a strong smell of ammonia coming from the kitchen and alerted South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
Wilson was arrested at the scene.
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A cooking pan containing crack cocaine was found in an upstairs bedroom, along with weighing scales, snap bags, and rocks of cocaine.
Inspector Laura Paget, from the Community Action Team, said:
"Ammonia was being used at the address to produce crack cocaine; the smell of it inside the house was overwhelming.
"Our officers called the fire service who arrived to remove the ammonia and ensure the safety of occupants inside the property and residents nearby.
"Evidence we gathered during our investigation showed that Wilson allowed the production of crack cocaine at the property, for which he had control.
"Wilson had little option but to plead guilty to the charge he faced in court."
Wilson was given a community order and ordered to pay £114.
Mohammed Salam, 38, was sentenced at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Friday, October 23, after pleading guilty to two counts of theft from shops in Newport.
He was ordered to pay £125.99 in compensation.
Curtis Green, 27, of Melbourne Way, Newport, was sentenced at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, October 20, after admitting to criminal damage.
He was ordered to pay £200 in compensation.
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