Dylan Mowles, 24, of Newgate Street, Brecon in Powys, was sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Monday 9 November 2026 for supplying cocaine, ketamine and cannabis.[1] He had pleaded guilty at the same court in September to the four offences.[1][2] The cannabis charges were being concerned in the supply of cannabis between 29 December 2024 and 29 March 2025, and possession with intent to supply cannabis on 28 March 2025.[1][2] Judge Richard Kember handed him three years in prison for supplying cocaine, suspended for three years.[1][2]
For the other three offences, including the two cannabis charges, he was given nine months in custody, suspended for two years, with all sentences running concurrently.[1][2] Mowles will be subject to 12 months of drug rehabilitation with monthly court reviews and must complete 200 hours of unpaid work.[1] The judge also agreed to the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs and associated paraphernalia, and a victim surcharge must be paid with no order for costs.[1][2]
Police searched his home in Newgate Street, Brecon under a warrant in March 2025 and arrested him in a garden shed with a bed, TV and games console, where he appeared to be living.[1][2] Officers seized two bags of cannabis holding 18g and 3.7g, which the prosecutor valued at £220 and £20–£40 respectively, alongside ketamine, digital scales, two phones and £60 in cash.[1][2] The prosecutor said officers also seized 3.39 grams of ketamine with a street value of £50 to £60 and 24.33 grams of ketamine worth £600 to £1,200.[2] Messages on the examined phones showed customers asking him for Class A and Class B drugs, and a tick list was found on his device.[1]
Prosecutor Alycia Carpanini said Mowles gave a no comment interview; defending, Julia Cox said he began using crack cocaine at 17, was essentially homeless and spent £500 to £1,000 a week on substances, creating a debt he dealt to pay off.[1] The prosecutor said he has five convictions for seven offences and is subject to two community orders, one for theft and two common assaults and one for possession of a bladed article, and that he is not in breach of those orders.[2] Cox said he had been out of trouble for 12 months, was drug-free, engaged with the drug support group Kaleidoscope, had found supported accommodation and worked part-time.[1][2]
At the September hearing Judge Jeremy Jenkins told Mowles that all sentencing options were open and ordered a pre-sentence report, after the defendant admitted the cannabis and ketamine possession counts in Cradoc Close, Brecon on 28 March 2025.[3]
