Six people have now been charged in connection with an alleged drugs conspiracy in Rhyl, after a sixth defendant appeared at Mold Crown Court on 6 November 2026.[1] William Foulkes, 32, of Cae Derwen, Llanfair Talhaiarn, is accused of conspiring to supply cannabis and cocaine.[1]
The first five were charged after about ten officers and a police dog were called to Brighton Road in Rhyl at about 8am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.[2] Armed police attended a property in Rhyl that morning, and five people were charged with drug supply offences.[2] Four of them face conspiring to supply cannabis and cocaine: Kieron Bentley, 31, of Brighton Road; Mathew Saunders, 34, of Wellington Road; Grace Coxon, 23, of Rhys Avenue, Kinmel Bay; and her brother Alex Coxon, 28, who was at HMP Featherstone in Staffordshire.[1] Matthew Ridyard, 29, of Bath Street, Rhyl, is charged only in relation to cannabis supply.[1] Saunders and Alex Coxon also face charges of conspiring to bring drugs into a prison.[1] Saunders is accused specifically of trying to bring trainers with drugs hidden in them into HMP Berwyn in Wrexham.[1]
The five were remanded into custody when they appeared at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court on 8 October 2026.[2] All six appeared at Mold Crown Court on 6 November, but entered no pleas.[1] They are due to enter pleas on 11 December 2026, and any trial would begin on 1 February 2027 and is expected to last four weeks.[1] The alleged conspiracy is said to have run from December 2024 until October 2026.[1] All the defendants are in custody except Grace Coxon, who is on conditional bail.[1]
