She was ‘heavily involved’ in a city’s supply of cocaine
Hayley Hughes(Image: South Wales Police)
A woman tried to speed off after police spotted her dealing drugs in Swansea city centre but was foiled by a dead-end street. Hayley Hughes, 42, from Portmead, had been stopped on April 14 by patrolling plain-clothed officers who had witnessed her in what appeared to be a drug deal.
A South Wales Police spokesperson said: “When approached she sped off in her car but ended up driving down a dead-end street where she was detained.”
She was found in possession of two ounces of cocaine split into individual deal amounts, 3.35 grams of amphetamine, and more than £500 in cash.
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Her mobile phone was analysed which revealed her heavy involvement in the supply of cocaine to Swansea communities.
Hughes pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and acquiring criminal property.
She was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court to two years and four months in prison.
A police spokesperson said: “We have plain clothes patrols across south Wales every day looking out for criminal activity like this.”
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