Workshop was front for drug-dealing operation

A DEALER involved in the wholesale supply of class A and B drugs using a vehicle workshop as a front was found in possession of an imitation firearm.

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Evidence on his phone revealed he was involved in a large-scale drug operation across South Wales.

Peter Yandell, 37, was arrested at his business Yandell's vehicle workshop in Tredegar by officers from the regional organised crime unit for South Wales, Tarian. He had been using the business as a front for the wholesale distribution of controlled drugs.

A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday heard a search of the workshop revealed significant quantities of cocaine and cannabis.