15/12/2015 BBC Wales Today


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Welcome to Wales Today. Our top stories:

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Jail for the gang who conspired to supply heroin -

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there are more seizures of the drug here

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And they abandoned five children and led a secret life,

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but did Leigh Ann Sabine kill her husband and hide his body?

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Tonight, police probe their finances.

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Two heroin gang leaders and eight others,

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described as the most serious criminals ever seen in Wales,

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have been sentenced to a total of nearly 100 years in prison.

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It comes as official figures show there have been more heroin seizures

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across the South Wales force area recently

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at the start of Jordan Davies' report.

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This is the moment undercover police had been working towards for months.

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The car in front had been followed across the Welsh border onto the M5.

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What was found inside surprised even the most hardened officers -

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the largest single seizure ever made by officers from South Wales,

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hidden inside this speaker and a suitcase.

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The total street value of the drugs seized,

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The officer in charge of the case

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says this one operation has had a huge knock-on effect.

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It's the largest in Wales that's ever been seized.

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that's got a street value of about ?5 million.

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into individual deals, individual doses,

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that is nearly half a million street deals.

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Today, ten people were sentenced to a total of nearly 100 years

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in prison for their part in this conspiracy.

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They were led by two men, Imtiaz Ali from Newport

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described as experienced, convicted dealers.

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Heroin remains an issue in South Wales.

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Official figures show there were more seizures

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across the South Wales force area than any other area

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in Wales and England outside London

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Last year, the force made 303 seizures

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for every 1 million people living in the area.

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That's more than double the average for Wales and England.

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South Wales Police says this is down to the work

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of the Organised Crime Unit in the area

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prioritising crime groups and drugs trafficking.

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We have been given access to an officer

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at the heart of the fight against organised crime.

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He led the undercover team on this case.

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We can't identify him because of his work,

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but he has been part of some of the most sensitive investigations

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He says organised crime groups here

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They are, as I say, keeping track with modern-day technology,

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which shows the level of commitment that we must make,

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both in the background to keep parallel with them,

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and to find ways of overcoming this and attacking them

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said these were industrial quantities of heroin.

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But figures suggest the fight against heroin in South Wales

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is far from over and, as one crime group is sentenced,

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another is willing to take its place.

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A man in his 80s has died following a house fire

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The emergency services were called to the property in Saron

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North Wales Fire Service and North Wales Police

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have launched a joint investigation into the cause of the blaze.

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at the centre of a murder investigation in Rhondda Cynon Taff

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say they're now looking into their past finances.

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The remains of John Sabine were found wrapped in plastic

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in the garden of a flat in Beddau earlier this month.

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His late wife, Leigh Ann, is the prime suspect.

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It's also emerged that the couple were investigated in New Zealand

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for abandoning their five children and changing their identities.

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Welsh police have discovered the body of a man wrapped in plastic

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who they believe was buried in the garden nearly 20 years ago.

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It is an extraordinary story now leading the news

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A tumultuous family history, this old footage

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shows the couple's two daughters confronting them,

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demanding answers as to why they disappeared.

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By 1997, the couple had moved to Beddau.

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That same year, it is now thought, John Sabine vanished.

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Last month, after Leigh Ann died from cancer, his remains were found

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wrapped in plastic in the back garden of their flat.

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Within weeks, police had named her

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But this story really began in the late '60s,

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when the couple abandoned their five children in New Zealand,

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and moved to Australia, changing their names.

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In the '80s, they returned to New Zealand

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and, at that time, their sons welcomed them back.

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The good thing is that you're living with your parents,

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not relying on foster parents or anything.

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They never really treated you the same

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I was just coming through a rough patch and I was just coming right,

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and since I met my parents, everything has just gone great.

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But daughters Jane and Leanne were frustrated.

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their parents left again, this time for Britain.

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They didn't want us from the start, did they?

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I mean, I feel I've never had a real sense of belonging.

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is reported as saying he now regards his mother as evil.

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He would like to come to his father's funeral

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Meanwhile, detectives are looking at the couple's finances

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and want to hear from anyone who knew them in the late '90s.

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Pembrokeshire Council's planning committee have turned down

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an application to use waste from the oil industry

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Barcud Energy wanted to develop a plant in Pembroke Dock

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The application was recommended for reviews all on the basis that the

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site is in a flood so and could have an impact on the nearby waterway.

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Three of Wales' police forces have been told they must do more

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to protect and support domestic abuse victims,

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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says Gwent Police

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had a consistently good response to victims,

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but South Wales, Dyfed-Powys and North Wales forces

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All four forces say they made changes since the inspection.

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Ten refugees from Syria have arrived in Aberystwyth

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as part of the first group to be welcomed in Wales.

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Ceredigion Council have confirmed they arrived at the end of last week

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and are being housed in private rented accommodation.

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The UK government is giving all refugees

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The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, and the UKIP Leader, Nigel Farage,

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will take part in a head-to-head debate

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on the UK's membership of the European Union.

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The event next month is being organised

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by the Institute of Welsh Affairs think tank.

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Cardiff City have beaten Brentford 3-2 at home.

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Kenwyne Jones scored in stoppage time

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Let's see what the weather has in store.

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It is a very mild December night. These other temperatures, between

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ten and 14 Celsius. Not dropping very much as we go into the

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overnight period. Tomorrow stays mild and we do have some patchy

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rain. All thanks to this mild air that is being dragged in from the

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Azores. It will hang around into the weekend. Tonight, we have a weather

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system bringing some rain with it which is pushing north eastwards. If

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that was not enough, we have strong winds gusting up to 50 or 60 miles

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by our to the West, in exposed areas and hills. Temperatures not dropping

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below double figures. The winds will is tomorrow as we go into the

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afternoon. First thing tomorrow morning, we do have strong winds and

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some rain that will clear through, and which will turn more patchy.

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There are some hints of brightness as we go through the day. For the

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rest of the British Isles, we have the mild air spreading into Scotland

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finally through tomorrow. Most of us enjoy double-figure temperatures

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between ten and 14 Celsius. Some hints of brightness coming through

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for most of us, especially further east. Here in Wales tomorrow

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afternoon, the best of the brightness along the North Coast,

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north-eastern parts of powers. Tebbit is between 12 and 14 Celsius.

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Tomorrow, a brief band of rain that will clear through, becoming dry

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pretty quickly. By early hours of Thursday morning, a cold weather

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front will bring more rain with it. This rain band spills eastwards

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through Thursday. Another mild day. It will push through pretty quickly

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and it will be rather blustery as well. The main thing I've settled

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but mild. -- the web of remaining unsettled but mild.

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More on all of our stories on our website, BBC.co.uk/walesnews.

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That's Wales Today. Thank you for watching.

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From all of us on the programme, good night.

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