:00:00. > :00:09.Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:10. > :00:14.They planned to supply millions of pounds worth of drugs to Wales.
:00:15. > :00:17.But tonight, an organised crime gang is jailed for a total
:00:18. > :00:21.And last seen almost 20 years ago, John Sabine's remains
:00:22. > :00:36.Police say his late wife is the main murder suspect.
:00:37. > :00:41.13 members of a Welsh "organised crime group"
:00:42. > :00:44.who planned to supply millions of pounds worth of Albanian
:00:45. > :00:50.have been sentenced to a total of more than 50 years in prison.
:00:51. > :00:51.Gwent police believe the multi-million pound haul
:00:52. > :00:54.of "high purity cocaine" and mephedrone
:00:55. > :00:56.is the largest the force has ever made.
:00:57. > :01:03.Pure cocaine - that was ready to be mixed with other chemicals -
:01:04. > :01:08.Up to ?4.5 million worth of the drug sourced
:01:09. > :01:13.Police say it's one of the largest operations
:01:14. > :01:21.There's no doubt that organised crime groups are motivated by greed
:01:22. > :01:24.with no regard or consequence for the effect that the drugs have
:01:25. > :01:29.on the communities within which they live and operate.
:01:30. > :01:31.I think that sentences like today will send a strong message
:01:32. > :01:36.to members of the public that they are not untouchable.
:01:37. > :01:39.Today 13 men all from the Gwent area were sentenced
:01:40. > :01:41.to a total of more than 53 years in prison.
:01:42. > :01:43.For conspiring to supply cocaine and mephedrone
:01:44. > :01:50.Some of the men were described as couriers, some acted
:01:51. > :01:58.But this is the man who ran the operation.
:01:59. > :02:00.28-year-old Ashley Burgham from Blaina described as the "head
:02:01. > :02:03.And although in charge he who would never "handle"
:02:04. > :02:14.But one drugs worker feels sentences like this are only half the battle.
:02:15. > :02:18.There's so much of these drugs around and sometimes you look
:02:19. > :02:21.at the way we criminalise people who get drugs in and you wonder
:02:22. > :02:24.is the system working, is it fit for purpose?
:02:25. > :02:28.And I really think that the fact that it would not flood the market
:02:29. > :02:31.is indicative of the fact that policy as a whole
:02:32. > :02:36.And the drugs came to Wales from thousands of miles away.
:02:37. > :02:38.Meetings were organised with the "head" of
:02:39. > :02:43.an Albanian crime gang described as an "upstream" supplier.
:02:44. > :02:47.The group met a courier from the gang 15 times.
:02:48. > :02:50.But when that courier was arrested the group turned to a middle man
:02:51. > :02:59.The court heard the group tried to meet this man
:03:00. > :03:01.on a "regular" basis, four times a month.
:03:02. > :03:04.Groups which help people with drug problems say a number of routes
:03:05. > :03:10.South America, often Colombia, from there it is exported
:03:11. > :03:14.into Europe, often through Spain, distributed through criminal
:03:15. > :03:21.networks, across the continent, finding its way into Wales.
:03:22. > :03:24.Mephedrdone on the other hand is manufactured in the far east,
:03:25. > :03:26.China, sent through networks on the Internet into Europe then
:03:27. > :03:30.The court heard this was about "profit" which went
:03:31. > :03:32.to the head of the group, Ashley Burgham.
:03:33. > :03:35.More than ?205,000 was seized by police.
:03:36. > :03:37.These men were involved in a criminal conspiracy
:03:38. > :03:44.that spanned a continent with its roots in Blaunau Gwent.
:03:45. > :03:48.Sentencing them judge Daniel Williams said they
:03:49. > :03:53.Police investigating the discovery of human remains in Beddau last
:03:54. > :03:56.month say they belonged to a man who was last seen in 1997
:03:57. > :04:00.and that his wife is now the main suspect in the murder investigation.
:04:01. > :04:02.John and Leigh-Ann Sabine moved to Rhondda Cynon Taff
:04:03. > :04:14.South Wales Police first began investigating here in Beddau last
:04:15. > :04:17.night after human remains were found wrapped in plastic in a communal
:04:18. > :04:24.which has uncovered with a complex murder investigation
:04:25. > :04:32.The remains belonged to John Sabine, who would now have been 85.
:04:33. > :04:34.A postmortem examination showed Mr Sabine's injuries suggest
:04:35. > :04:39.The main suspect is now his late wife, Leigh-Ann.
:04:40. > :04:42.John Sabine moved into these flats along with his wife,
:04:43. > :04:47.Police believe that he disappeared in that same year
:04:48. > :04:50.although his disappearance was never formally reported to the police.
:04:51. > :04:54.His wife Leigh-Ann continued to live here until October this year,
:04:55. > :04:58.when she died of cancer at the age of 74.
:04:59. > :05:00.The couple had children who they were estranged from.
:05:01. > :05:09.They have been told of these latest developments.
:05:10. > :05:13.The people living here say it's been a huge shock and a worrying time.
:05:14. > :05:15.I was that little bit more nervous than you were before,
:05:16. > :05:19.because before, you would just go out and you wouldn't think about it
:05:20. > :05:20.but since you heard that, you can see
:05:21. > :05:23.yourself looking over your shoulder and thinking there's someone out
:05:24. > :05:24.there that's just committed a murder.
:05:25. > :05:28.They are asking anyone who knew the couple to get in touch
:05:29. > :05:31.with them, particularly if they met or spent time with them
:05:32. > :05:34.They are also asking people if they know anything
:05:35. > :05:38.about the plastic wrapping that Mr Sabine was concealed in.
:05:39. > :05:41.They say anyone with any information about this case
:05:42. > :05:47.An independent review of the Waterhouse inquiry
:05:48. > :05:49.into historical abuse at children's homes in North Wales
:05:50. > :05:53.It was set up three years ago by Lady Justice Macur.
:05:54. > :06:01.She's now delivered it to both the Secretary of State for Justice
:06:02. > :06:04.and the Secretary of State for Wales and the UK Government says
:06:05. > :06:07.will be considered as a matter of urgency.
:06:08. > :06:10.A 24-year-old man has been jailed for three years and 10 months
:06:11. > :06:13.after the car he was driving crashed into a group of people
:06:14. > :06:16.Ryan Ford was being chased by the police
:06:17. > :06:18.when he lost control of the car, harming 21 people,
:06:19. > :06:21.some of them sustaining life-changing injuries.
:06:22. > :06:24.Patients will be able to have a consultation with their GP
:06:25. > :06:28.using a smartphone and monitor their conditions via mobile apps,
:06:29. > :06:31.as part of a new Welsh Government strategy.
:06:32. > :06:34.There will be more opportunity to book appointments online
:06:35. > :06:36.and people will be able to access their own health records
:06:37. > :06:43.The Health Minister says the five-year plan is intended
:06:44. > :06:50.digital technology at the heart of the Welsh Health Service.
:06:51. > :06:52.Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says he'll speak
:06:53. > :06:54.to his assistant Ryan Giggs about reports linking him
:06:55. > :06:59.The former Wales captain has been linked with the role,
:07:00. > :07:01.following Garry Monk's departure from the Liberty Stadium
:07:02. > :07:06.Meanwhile, Cardiff City manager Russell Slade has been speaking
:07:07. > :07:10.about his disappointment over Monk's dismissal.
:07:11. > :07:13.It seems to happen with alarming regularity and our game seems
:07:14. > :07:22.So it's always a tinge of disappointment, when you see
:07:23. > :07:25.a manager go, because you know how difficult the job can be and
:07:26. > :07:30.You can only hope that somebody like Garry Monk will bounce back
:07:31. > :07:37.quickly and get back in the game, and I'm sure he will.
:07:38. > :07:40.Slade's men welcome Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow.
:07:41. > :07:43.They're entering a critical period in their bid for promotion
:07:44. > :07:48.to the Premier League, according to the manager.
:07:49. > :07:50.The Swans face Manchester City under the caretaker boss,
:07:51. > :07:53.Newport are at Notts County while Wrexham travel to Tranmere
:07:54. > :08:00.Rugby, and the Cardiff Blues staged an impressive comeback
:08:01. > :08:01.for a bonus-point win over Montpellier
:08:02. > :08:03.in the European Challenge Cup at the Arms Park.
:08:04. > :08:06.The visitors took the lead with three tries in 20 minutes
:08:07. > :08:08.but the Blues scored five tries including two by Josh Navidi
:08:09. > :08:13.What's the weather got in store for us this weekend?
:08:14. > :08:20.Here's Behnaz Akhgar with the forecast.
:08:21. > :08:27.it is a weekend of two halves, wit and win the conditions on Sunday and
:08:28. > :08:31.Saturday looking dry but remaining cloudy. We have a weather system
:08:32. > :08:38.bringing more rain in from the south-west. That will bring slowly
:08:39. > :08:41.to higher ground on the North. Tomorrow, low-pressure controlling
:08:42. > :08:46.the weather. With that, wit and windy conditions from the word go.
:08:47. > :08:53.Not a very nice start to Saturday morning. The potential for snow in
:08:54. > :08:57.the North and localised flooding for Northern counties. Further south,
:08:58. > :09:00.the rain not as heavy and brisk winds coming in from a
:09:01. > :09:04.south-westerly direction. For the rest of the UK, showers across
:09:05. > :09:08.Scotland but it will see the best of the dry weather, and this band of
:09:09. > :09:18.rain then continuing across northern England. The rain continuing with
:09:19. > :09:21.mild air following on from the South on Saturday evening. The difference
:09:22. > :09:25.between the North and south, single figures for the North and much
:09:26. > :09:29.milder in the South at around 13 Celsius. The rain will play when
:09:30. > :09:35.Sunday, hanging onto that cloud, mist and fog, but it will be chilly
:09:36. > :09:43.with clear skies in the north, with temperatures around freezing, giving
:09:44. > :09:47.is a chilly start to Sunday. It will be unsettled for the start of next
:09:48. > :09:53.week. It. Dry with more rain pushing in from the south again, heavy at
:09:54. > :09:54.times, and the rest of the week is unsettled, too.
:09:55. > :09:57.We're back at five to six tomorrow evening.
:09:58. > :10:04.From all of us on the programme, good night.