A Cardiff drug dealer was arrested by police waiting on the tarmac at Bristol Airport as he stepped off a flight home from a holiday in Cyprus, a court has heard.
Kane Evans, 29, of Mill Road, Ely, Cardiff, had been under investigation since November 2025, when officers from the Cardiff and Vale organised crime team raided a property in the Ely area of the city. As police forced entry, a rucksack was thrown from a bedroom window. Evans was found inside the bedroom and arrested. The rucksack was recovered and found to contain cocaine.
Evans was released under investigation while officers examined two phones seized during the raid. One of the phones was linked to a separate drugs line investigation. A download of the phones gave police grounds to move against him.
Armed with information that Evans was due to fly into Bristol Airport on January 29, officers were waiting on the tarmac to detain him as he stepped off the plane.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that Evans had previously pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine. He was sentenced to 40 months in prison, with a discount applied for his guilty plea.
Speaking after sentencing, South Wales Police detective constable Jon Grenville-Roberts said officers had been able to link separate investigations to prove Evans had been dealing drugs. “Together with the drugs found during the warrant, it enabled us to put together a strong file of evidence which resulted in a guilty plea,” he said. “He may have thought he had got away with it but his holiday blues quickly set in as officers were waiting for him at the airport.”
(with information from Wales Online)