13-05-2025
Family were caught with 25kg worth of sweets and gave the most ridiculous lie
Family were caught with 25kg worth of sweets and gave the most ridiculous lie
Police found the sweets when they raided the family home
Some of the sweets seized by police when they raided the family home
(Image: Dyfed-Powys Police )
A family caught running a business selling "cannabis edibles" on social media have been ordered to pay back just a fraction of their ill-gotten gains. Father and daughter John and Chay Miles along with Chay Miles' partner Kyle Gadsby were caught after a package containing a brown liquid which smelt heavily of cannabis was intercepted in the post.
The discovery of the Pembrokeshire-bound package led to a raid which uncovered more than 11kg cannabis-infused sweets and another 14kg ready to be adulterated. Officers also found cannabis in liquid form.
All three defendants, of Primrose Avenue, Haverfordwest, denied any knowledge of the cannabis edibles operation with Chay Miles claiming she used the cannabis distillate to "marinade the chicken". When a police officer said to Gadsby "You have a sweet tooth in this house" the defendant responded that the sweets were bought in bulk as it would be cheaper for Chay's children than to buy them in the shops. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter
Mobile phones seized during the raid showed Chay Miles was running the social media accounts for the drug-dealing operation on Instagram and Snapchat, and also that she had screenshots showing positive reviews from customers. Notes and images relating to cannabis edibles were also found on Gadsby's phone. John Miles was involved in the preparatory stages of the operation and helped to drum up business in the early stages.
Some of the 25kg of sweets found during the police search
(Image: Dyfed-Powys Police )
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In November last year John Miles, 51, was sentenced to three years prison, while Chay Miles, 28, and 19-year-old Kyle Gadsby were each sentenced to 27 months in prison after all three had pleading guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of cannabis. Gadsby's sentence also covered offences including possession of criminal property, dangerous driving, and possession of a bladed article which were committed in Northampton prior to his move to Wales to be with his partner.
When the case returned to Swansea Crown Court for a proceeds of crime hearing the court was told Chay Miles had benefited from her criminal conduct to the tune of £72,779 but financial investigators had only been able to identify £260 in available funds which was the value of a vehicle which had already been sold. The court heard John Miles had benefited to the tune of £44,205 and has £1,492 available - again in the form of vehicles - while Gadsby had benefited in the sum of £21,522 and has £1,941 in assets.
The court made confiscation orders in the available sums in respect of all three defendants