A woman has been jailed after being found to be concerned in the supply of cocaine.
Nicole Locke, 33 from Tonypandy was sentenced to five years and six months in prison following her conviction.
The sentencing took place on Tuesday July 7, 2026, at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court where Locke pleaded guilty to one count of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, one count of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and acquiring/ using criminal property.
This follows a police investigation into a drugs line working across the Rhondda. Officers identified a number known to be linked to one of these drug lines and were able to link this number to Locke.
Officers from our serious organised crime unit identified an address in Tonypnady and in June 2026 they went to the property and found Locke in one of the bedrooms. When arrested her phone was seized and the number of the drug line was from Locke’s phone.
Officers also found a white plastic bag containing white powder and £155 in cash, officers also searched Locke’s car where they found £180 in cash, one bag containing white power and a Kinder Egg containing white powder.
Constable Justyn Lewis said,“These illegal drugs have devastating consequences on the people further down the chain who end up using them, not to mention their family, friends and wider communities.”
“We will continue to investigate any information you have which could relate to the sale or use of these drugs, including combating drug lines across the region”
