A GOODWICK man and woman, who were arrested as part of a nationwide drugs bust have again denied charges at Swansea Crown Court again this week.
They first appeared in court in April.
48-year-old Shaun Lucas and 32-year-old Leone James, both of Precelly Crescent, Goodwick, confirmed plea of not guilty to a charge of conspiring with others to supply class A drugs, between May 16, 2021, and March 15 2022.
The pair were arrested along with three other defendants following drug raids in Fishguard and Goodwick on March 14.
James was released on bail.
Lucas remains on remand.
At the time of the arrests, a police spokesperson issued the following statement: “Dyfed-Powys Police has executed four search warrants this morning, Monday, March 14, 2022, in the Pembrokeshire and Dorset areas, connected to a drug trafficking investigation.
“The warrants were the culmination of a protracted investigation by the force’s Serious Organised Crime Team into an organised crime group.
“Three warrants were executed in the Fishguard area where one male, aged 48, and one female, aged 32, were arrested.
“One warrant was executed in the Dorset area where one male, aged 42, was arrested.
“All three were arrested on suspicion of trafficking Class A controlled drugs and currently remain in police custody.
The duo, alongside five other counterparts from England, will stand trial.
The next listing for the case is September 26, for a mention hearing.
The trial is expected to last around six weeks, no provisional date is set.
