A dealer found in possession of 58 wraps of heroin has been ordered to pay back £680 despite making £18,000 from selling class A drugs. He and a co-dealer were caught after speeding off from police in a black BMW.
Matthew Read and Jonathan Hayton were stopped and searched by police in Aberdare on December 1, 2021, when heroin and cash were seized from their car. Hayton was also found found with further amounts of heroin and a phone in his underpants.
Thousands of pounds in cash were also discovered at addresses linked to the defendants during searches conducted by officers from South Wales Police's Operation Sceptre team. Forensic analysis of phones revealed messages relating to the sale of heroin.
