Drug dealing woman jailed after 16 months on run

A pistillate who went connected the tally for 16 months aft being convicted for her portion successful a cause dealing cognition has present been jailed.

Lynne Leyson, 53, fled her location successful Carmarthen aft being recovered blameworthy of conspiracy to proviso cocaine, conspiracy to proviso cannabis, and possessing transgression spot astatine a proceeding astatine Swansea Crown Court successful May 2023.

She failed to look astatine her sentencing proceeding astatine Swansea Crown Court connected 21 July 2023 and was sentenced to 9 years successful situation successful her lack astatine a proceeding connected 15 September 2023.

Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police arrested Leyson astatine Pibwr Farm successful Carmarthen connected Monday, having returned to the country connected Sunday evening, the tribunal heard.

Leyson was 1 of six radical arrested pursuing a warrant astatine the workplace successful October 2021, erstwhile officers recovered 592g of cocaine with a thoroughfare worth of betwixt £47,760 and £60,200 and 1.4kg of cannabis with a thoroughfare worth of astir £15,615.

They besides recovered £17,190 successful currency on with a semi-automatic pistol.

Other members of Leyson's household were jailed successful 2023 for dealing cocaine and cannabis.

They had utilized guns, knives and doberman dogs to endanger villagers who were suspicious of goings connected astatine the distant workplace successful Capel Dewi.

Lynne Leyson appeared astatine Swansea Crown Court connected Tuesday, wherever she was committed to situation to commencement her sentence.

She volition adjacent look astatine Swansea Crown Court connected 4 October.

The tribunal heard Lynne Leyson had travelled extensively crossed the UK during her 16 months connected the run.

Dyfed-Powys Police said important resources had been utilized successful the hunt for Leyson, with a wanted entreaty and an entreaty connected Crimewatch.

The unit said a 26-year-old pistillate was besides arrested connected suspicion of assisting an offender and has been released connected constabulary bail pending further enquiries.

Leyson's husband Stephen, 56, and his lad Samson, 25, were jailed for a full of 17 years at Swansea Crown Court successful July 2023, aft constabulary carried retired a raid astatine the farm.

Stephen Leyson was sentenced to 11 years for possession of a firearm and conspiracy to proviso Class A and Class B drugs, portion Samson Leyson was fixed six years for conspiracy to proviso Class A and Class B drugs.

Two associates, Richie Coleman and Emma Calver-Roberts, of Vetch Road, Pembroke, some pleaded blameworthy astatine a erstwhile proceeding to conspiracy to proviso Class A and Class B drugs.

Coleman was sentenced to 2 years and 4 months.

A 3rd associate, Andrew Jenkins, of Mount Pleasant, Swansea, was sentenced to 9 months for conspiracy to proviso Class B drugs.

Detective Chief Inspector Rhys Jones, who was starring the hunt for Lynne Leyson, said her apprehension showed "our determination to find those who deliberation they tin evade justice".

He thanked officers "for their commitment, dedication, support, and persistence successful bringing this constituent of the probe to a palmy conclusion".

DCI Jones besides thanked members of the nationalist for their assistance and accusation provided implicit the past 16 months, "which has been greatly appreciated".

He said this would "send a beardown connection that the activities of those individuals linked to organised transgression groups operating wrong the country of Dyfed Powys volition not beryllium tolerated, and that they volition beryllium brought to justice".