Jail for drug dealer arrested at airport as he returned from hols

Kane Evans, 29, was arrested by police in Bristol Airport on January 29, 2026, where he had returned from a holiday in Cyprus.

At the time he was under investigation by officers from the Cardiff and Vale organised Crime team.

Back in November, 2025, he was inside a flat in Mill Road when officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

As officers forced entry, a rucksack containing crack cocaine had been thrown out of a bedroom window where they found Evans and arrested him.

Officers seized two phones from the address, and one them was found to be a drugs line linked to a separate investigation.
Officers waited for Kane on the runway as he stepped off the plane. He was arrested and taken into custody where he was charged with being concerned In the supply of crack cocaine.

He pleaded guilty to and on Wednesday, May 13, was jailed at Cardiff Crown Court for 40 months.

Detective Constable Jon Grenville-Roberts said:

“Our specially trained officers were able to link separate investigations to prove that 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 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.”

Sceptre

Evans was not found in possession of any knives or weapons and was not convicted of a knife related crime, but he was arrested back in November, 2025, during Sceptre - a force-wide initiative to tackle knifecrime which often comes hand in hand with drug dealing. During that operation, a total of 15 people were arrested and 17 knives were recovered as eight warrants were executed across south Wales.

Sceptre – which is currently running for one week from Monday, May 18 - also focusses heavily on engagements within the community, educating young people on the dangers of carrying a knife, alongside what to do if they become aware of someone carrying a knife.

Over the next seven days, policing teams across south Wales will be conducting activities such as intelligence-led knife sweeps, the deployment of knife arches in transport hubs, and knife crime awareness sessions partnering with schools and local youth clubs.

#NottheOne Campaign

'Not the One’ is an anti-knife crime campaign with the aim of reducing the number of knife crime offences and perpetrators in south Wales.

South Wales Police and the Violence Prevention Unit continue to run the campaign to educate young people on the consequences of carrying a knife.

Together, an early intervention approach is being taken to tackle knife crime with the aim of reducing the number of knife crime offences and perpetrators.