Jail for drug dealer caught with street deals of cocaine and cash

A Cardiff man who was caught with drugs and cash when police raised his flat has been jailed.

Caerion Chapman was showering when officers turned up at his apartment in Blaenclydach Street, Grangetown, on July 8 this year.

They carried out a search warrant under the misuse of drugs act and found 13.8 grammes of cocaine in street deal bags and £2,480 in cash, stashed in a kitchen cupboard.

Images of cash and cocaine found in Chapman's flat

Officers also seized and analysed mobile phones which put Chapman at the head of a drugs line which distributed cocaine to users.

On Tuesday (August 6) – just weeks after his arrest - he was jailed for three years and four months at Cardiff Crown Court.

Detective Constable Jac Homan said:

“We caught Chapman red-handed when we turned up to his flat last month and with the community’s help we have put him out of business. He’ll now have time to reflect on his business choices in prison which is where anybody who pedals drugs and inflicts misery on the community belongs."

South Wales Police has a zero-tolerance approach to drug dealing and this investigation is just one example of how we are tackling drug dealing in the community.

We can, and regularly do, act upon the information provided to us by the public, so please keep it coming.

Anyone with suspicions or information about illegal drug supply is urged to contact us:

• Live Chat https://www.south-wales.police.uk/
• Report online https://www.south-wales.police.uk/ro/report
• 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
• Always call 999 in an emergency.