:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top stories:
:00:00. > :00:00.Jail for the gang who conspired to supply heroin -
:00:00. > :00:07.there are more seizures of the drug here
:00:08. > :00:14.And they abandoned five children and led a secret life,
:00:15. > :00:18.but did Leigh Ann Sabine kill her husband and hide his body?
:00:19. > :00:35.Tonight, police probe their finances.
:00:36. > :00:38.Two heroin gang leaders and eight others,
:00:39. > :00:41.described as the most serious criminals ever seen in Wales,
:00:42. > :00:46.have been sentenced to a total of nearly 100 years in prison.
:00:47. > :00:50.It comes as official figures show there have been more heroin seizures
:00:51. > :00:53.across the South Wales force area recently
:00:54. > :01:01.at the start of Jordan Davies' report.
:01:02. > :01:05.This is the moment undercover police had been working towards for months.
:01:06. > :01:10.The car in front had been followed across the Welsh border onto the M5.
:01:11. > :01:14.What was found inside surprised even the most hardened officers -
:01:15. > :01:21.the largest single seizure ever made by officers from South Wales,
:01:22. > :01:24.hidden inside this speaker and a suitcase.
:01:25. > :01:26.The total street value of the drugs seized,
:01:27. > :01:31.The officer in charge of the case
:01:32. > :01:34.says this one operation has had a huge knock-on effect.
:01:35. > :01:37.It's the largest in Wales that's ever been seized.
:01:38. > :01:41.that's got a street value of about ?5 million.
:01:42. > :01:44.into individual deals, individual doses,
:01:45. > :01:48.that is nearly half a million street deals.
:01:49. > :01:51.Today, ten people were sentenced to a total of nearly 100 years
:01:52. > :01:54.in prison for their part in this conspiracy.
:01:55. > :02:00.They were led by two men, Imtiaz Ali from Newport
:02:01. > :02:05.described as experienced, convicted dealers.
:02:06. > :02:07.Heroin remains an issue in South Wales.
:02:08. > :02:10.Official figures show there were more seizures
:02:11. > :02:13.across the South Wales force area than any other area
:02:14. > :02:16.in Wales and England outside London
:02:17. > :02:24.Last year, the force made 303 seizures
:02:25. > :02:29.for every 1 million people living in the area.
:02:30. > :02:32.That's more than double the average for Wales and England.
:02:33. > :02:34.South Wales Police says this is down to the work
:02:35. > :02:36.of the Organised Crime Unit in the area
:02:37. > :02:39.prioritising crime groups and drugs trafficking.
:02:40. > :02:42.We have been given access to an officer
:02:43. > :02:45.at the heart of the fight against organised crime.
:02:46. > :02:46.He led the undercover team on this case.
:02:47. > :02:49.We can't identify him because of his work,
:02:50. > :02:52.but he has been part of some of the most sensitive investigations
:02:53. > :02:57.He says organised crime groups here
:02:58. > :03:04.They are, as I say, keeping track with modern-day technology,
:03:05. > :03:09.which shows the level of commitment that we must make,
:03:10. > :03:12.both in the background to keep parallel with them,
:03:13. > :03:16.and to find ways of overcoming this and attacking them
:03:17. > :03:24.said these were industrial quantities of heroin.
:03:25. > :03:30.But figures suggest the fight against heroin in South Wales
:03:31. > :03:34.is far from over and, as one crime group is sentenced,
:03:35. > :03:38.another is willing to take its place.
:03:39. > :03:41.A man in his 80s has died following a house fire
:03:42. > :03:45.The emergency services were called to the property in Saron
:03:46. > :03:50.North Wales Fire Service and North Wales Police
:03:51. > :03:56.have launched a joint investigation into the cause of the blaze.
:03:57. > :04:01.at the centre of a murder investigation in Rhondda Cynon Taff
:04:02. > :04:04.say they're now looking into their past finances.
:04:05. > :04:08.The remains of John Sabine were found wrapped in plastic
:04:09. > :04:11.in the garden of a flat in Beddau earlier this month.
:04:12. > :04:14.His late wife, Leigh Ann, is the prime suspect.
:04:15. > :04:18.It's also emerged that the couple were investigated in New Zealand
:04:19. > :04:22.for abandoning their five children and changing their identities.
:04:23. > :04:28.Welsh police have discovered the body of a man wrapped in plastic
:04:29. > :04:33.who they believe was buried in the garden nearly 20 years ago.
:04:34. > :04:36.It is an extraordinary story now leading the news
:04:37. > :04:42.A tumultuous family history, this old footage
:04:43. > :04:45.shows the couple's two daughters confronting them,
:04:46. > :04:49.demanding answers as to why they disappeared.
:04:50. > :04:57.By 1997, the couple had moved to Beddau.
:04:58. > :05:01.That same year, it is now thought, John Sabine vanished.
:05:02. > :05:07.Last month, after Leigh Ann died from cancer, his remains were found
:05:08. > :05:10.wrapped in plastic in the back garden of their flat.
:05:11. > :05:12.Within weeks, police had named her
:05:13. > :05:19.But this story really began in the late '60s,
:05:20. > :05:23.when the couple abandoned their five children in New Zealand,
:05:24. > :05:26.and moved to Australia, changing their names.
:05:27. > :05:28.In the '80s, they returned to New Zealand
:05:29. > :05:32.and, at that time, their sons welcomed them back.
:05:33. > :05:35.The good thing is that you're living with your parents,
:05:36. > :05:38.not relying on foster parents or anything.
:05:39. > :05:40.They never really treated you the same
:05:41. > :05:47.I was just coming through a rough patch and I was just coming right,
:05:48. > :05:51.and since I met my parents, everything has just gone great.
:05:52. > :05:54.But daughters Jane and Leanne were frustrated.
:05:55. > :06:03.their parents left again, this time for Britain.
:06:04. > :06:05.They didn't want us from the start, did they?
:06:06. > :06:10.I mean, I feel I've never had a real sense of belonging.
:06:11. > :06:14.is reported as saying he now regards his mother as evil.
:06:15. > :06:16.He would like to come to his father's funeral
:06:17. > :06:22.Meanwhile, detectives are looking at the couple's finances
:06:23. > :06:26.and want to hear from anyone who knew them in the late '90s.
:06:27. > :06:29.Pembrokeshire Council's planning committee have turned down
:06:30. > :06:32.an application to use waste from the oil industry
:06:33. > :06:37.Barcud Energy wanted to develop a plant in Pembroke Dock
:06:38. > :06:53.The application was recommended for reviews all on the basis that the
:06:54. > :06:54.site is in a flood so and could have an impact on the nearby waterway.
:06:55. > :06:57.Three of Wales' police forces have been told they must do more
:06:58. > :06:59.to protect and support domestic abuse victims,
:07:00. > :07:02.Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says Gwent Police
:07:03. > :07:04.had a consistently good response to victims,
:07:05. > :07:06.but South Wales, Dyfed-Powys and North Wales forces
:07:07. > :07:14.All four forces say they made changes since the inspection.
:07:15. > :07:17.Ten refugees from Syria have arrived in Aberystwyth
:07:18. > :07:20.as part of the first group to be welcomed in Wales.
:07:21. > :07:24.Ceredigion Council have confirmed they arrived at the end of last week
:07:25. > :07:27.and are being housed in private rented accommodation.
:07:28. > :07:29.The UK government is giving all refugees
:07:30. > :07:37.The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, and the UKIP Leader, Nigel Farage,
:07:38. > :07:38.will take part in a head-to-head debate
:07:39. > :07:41.on the UK's membership of the European Union.
:07:42. > :07:44.The event next month is being organised
:07:45. > :07:47.by the Institute of Welsh Affairs think tank.
:07:48. > :07:53.Cardiff City have beaten Brentford 3-2 at home.
:07:54. > :07:55.Kenwyne Jones scored in stoppage time
:07:56. > :08:01.Let's see what the weather has in store.
:08:02. > :08:13.It is a very mild December night. These other temperatures, between
:08:14. > :08:16.ten and 14 Celsius. Not dropping very much as we go into the
:08:17. > :08:20.overnight period. Tomorrow stays mild and we do have some patchy
:08:21. > :08:25.rain. All thanks to this mild air that is being dragged in from the
:08:26. > :08:28.Azores. It will hang around into the weekend. Tonight, we have a weather
:08:29. > :08:32.system bringing some rain with it which is pushing north eastwards. If
:08:33. > :08:39.that was not enough, we have strong winds gusting up to 50 or 60 miles
:08:40. > :08:44.by our to the West, in exposed areas and hills. Temperatures not dropping
:08:45. > :08:48.below double figures. The winds will is tomorrow as we go into the
:08:49. > :08:52.afternoon. First thing tomorrow morning, we do have strong winds and
:08:53. > :08:59.some rain that will clear through, and which will turn more patchy.
:09:00. > :09:03.There are some hints of brightness as we go through the day. For the
:09:04. > :09:10.rest of the British Isles, we have the mild air spreading into Scotland
:09:11. > :09:12.finally through tomorrow. Most of us enjoy double-figure temperatures
:09:13. > :09:16.between ten and 14 Celsius. Some hints of brightness coming through
:09:17. > :09:19.for most of us, especially further east. Here in Wales tomorrow
:09:20. > :09:25.afternoon, the best of the brightness along the North Coast,
:09:26. > :09:30.north-eastern parts of powers. Tebbit is between 12 and 14 Celsius.
:09:31. > :09:33.Tomorrow, a brief band of rain that will clear through, becoming dry
:09:34. > :09:36.pretty quickly. By early hours of Thursday morning, a cold weather
:09:37. > :09:41.front will bring more rain with it. This rain band spills eastwards
:09:42. > :09:44.through Thursday. Another mild day. It will push through pretty quickly
:09:45. > :09:51.and it will be rather blustery as well. The main thing I've settled
:09:52. > :09:52.but mild. -- the web of remaining unsettled but mild.
:09:53. > :09:55.More on all of our stories on our website, BBC.co.uk/walesnews.
:09:56. > :09:56.That's Wales Today. Thank you for watching.
:09:57. > :09:59.From all of us on the programme, good night.