How notorious Cardiff dr*g crime boss James Dean Connors was jailed after going on run for 3 years

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Dangerous Cardiff crime boss, 27 year old James dean Connors life came crumbling all around him when police had found a mobile phone and the scene of a collision involving an off road bike in st Mellons June 2018

After the collision a good samaritan had found a found at the scene and wanted to do a good deed. So the unnamed person took a trip to the police station and handed the phone in.

The owner of the mobile phone was unknown so police managed to gain access to the mobile and looked through the phone.

Police were stunned when they found messages that we discuss multi kilo dr*g buys for class a gear, white specifically but also h.

The brazen crime boss and his gang of dealers had even taken photos documenting their escapade. For example James dean conners was said to have taken a picture of a kilo of white on plate

The product had been stamped with the famous audi sign

Police were able to send the photos of to a specialist team. And they had concluded that James had been selling class a gear white that had a purity of over 82% due to the concentration of the dr*g. Police said James could have fetched £100 per gra and he could have been making a potential street sales of £100k

Further more when police analysed the photo they were able to determine to location where the photo was taken,. Police said the photo had been taken inside a flat in greenway road where an notorious organised crime gang had been known to use a stash house and the base of their operation.

Most crime had gone through the property. That was the exchange of money, the exchange of dr*gs

In December 2018 police obtained 10 search warrants to homes across cardiff. Homes included areas like Rhonda, st Mellons and canton and fairwater. In those raids at least 4 people were arrested and £40,000 worth of dr*gs were recovered, along with presser, bulking agent, over £15k in cash, g*ns and also long b!ades

As part of operation tarian, the regional organised crime unit for southern Wales this was considered a job well known.

Members of the public helped the investigation
The intimidation was an act to keep neighbours and members of the local community from going to the police but to also send a message to other criminals, dealers and gangsters that if anyone thought about encroaching in on their business it could lead to being seriously injured or m*rder

James dean Connors heard that a phone had lead to the arrest of his dealers and so James decided to flee the country after being charged with serious dr*g offences. In march 2020 James had left the uk.


James dean Connors who is from splott was said to have been able to avoid police for a staggering three years.
James was allegedly said to have shaved his hair. Hid out at places like storage units, garages and air bnb under false names

Before being arrested in 2023. James dean Connors was put on remand before appearing at cardiff crown court. James had stood in front of a judge while his defence team asked for a lenient sentence. James was described as a family man and a hard worker, a man who had done his best to provide for those around him but how his smarts got the better of him after the found a way to make fast cash.

The judge was in no way shape or form happy with the idea that James felt it was necessary to go on the run for three years.

James was described as the principal member of the organised crime group that supplied over an estimated 20 kilos of h and white. And it was by shear luck that his criminal empire began to unravel. All due to a mobile phone being handed into police by a good samaritan trying to get the mobile back to its owner.

James dean Connors was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to a number of crimes. They included concerned in the supply of class a, white, failing to surrender into custody, and conspiracy to supply white