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Wales Online
14 hours ago
- Wales Online
Gang boss who was arrested in his pants to pay back fraction of £764k gains
Gang boss who was arrested in his pants to pay back fraction of £764k gains Luke Mattan, 36, of Cardiff, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months imprisonment for conspiracy to supply class A drugs Drug dealer Luke Mattan arrested outside his home in underwear An organised crime gang leader who was arrested outside his home in his underwear has been ordered to pay back just £1,700 despite benefiting by more than £700,000. He was involved in the supply of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine. Luke Mattan, 36, of Cardiff, ran the crime group alongside his "number two" Saswall Abdullah, 27. Both men were involved in the supply of 12kg of cocaine. They were also connected with Joseph Thomas-Mullen, 49, a member of the Liverpool gang based in south Wales who would collect debt money from Mattan on behalf of an upstream supplier. In April 2020 an arrangement was made for Mattan to purchase 5kg of cocaine for £195,000 from Thomas-Mullen and the upstream supplier. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter. Mattan was also given two keyworker certificates to be used by his couriers in case they should be stopped by the police during the Covid-19 lockdown. Luke Mattan, 35, of Cardiff, was involved in the supply of 12kg of cocaine. (Image: South Wales Police ) Mattan's courier Carla Trace, 43, drove a hired Nissan Juke wearing a carers uniform to London on April 5, 2020, to pick up the 5kg of cocaine before stopping at an address in Fairwater, Cardiff, where Abdullah lived. Trace was arrested on April 23, 2020. Article continues below Luke Mattan was arrested on June 17, 2020, at his home. Footage released by South Wales Police showed the dealer in his underwear as police armed with a taser place him in handcuffs outside his front door. Thomas-Mullen was arrested on July 17, 2020 at Cardiff Airport upon returning from Malaga, and Adullah on July 22, 2020. Luke Mattan's siblings, Kirsty Mattan, 34, and Jordan Mattan, 32, were also involved in the enterprise as couriers. In April 2020, Kirsty Mattan collected £14,480 on behalf of her brother. She also acted as a courier by delivering money and a gram of cocaine to Thomas-Mullen. Drug dealer Luke Mattan, 35, was arrested outside his home in Cardiff in his underwear. (Image: South Wales Police ) Kirsty Mattan was arrested in August 2020 and denied being involved, but claimed others had access to her phone. Jordan Mattan, who acted as a "storeman" of class A drugs, was arrested on June 17, 2020. He was found to have delivered 600g of cocaine to Porth in March 2020. Luke Mattan, of Fairwater, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs. He was sentenced to 15 years and eight months imprisonment, last year. Article continues below A Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday heard Mattan had benefited to the tune of £764,435 as a result of his offending, but only has assets worth £1,788. Judge Shomon Khan ordered the defendant to pay that sum within three months or serve an additional one month imprisonment in default.
Wales Online
15-05-2025
- Wales Online
Drug courier posing as carer transported drugs from London to Wales
Drug courier posing as carer transported drugs from London to Wales Carla Trace, 44, was found to have benefited by £10,000 after driving to London to pick up 5kg of cocaine before transporting it back to Wales. Carla Trace, 43, of Cardiff, picked up 5kg of cocaine from London and drove it back to Wales. (Image: South Wales Police ) A drugs courier who transported 5kg of cocaine to Wales while wearing a carer uniform during the Covid pandemic has been ordered to pay back just £1 after benefiting from by £10,000. She drove to London and back in order to pick up the class A drugs before stopping at an address in Cardiff. Carla Trace, 44, drove a hired Nissan Juke to London on April 5, 2020 to pick up 5kg of cocaine before stopping at an address in Fairwater. She was later arrested on April 23. The defendant was a member of an organised crime gang (OCG) run by Luke Mattan, 36, and his number two Saswall Abdullah, 27. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter. Both men were involved in the supply of 12kg of cocaine. They were also involved with Joseph Thomas-Mullen, 49, a member of an Liverpool OCG based in south Wales who would collect debt money from Mattan on behalf of an upstream supplier. Luke Mattan, 35, of Cardiff, was involved in the supply of 12kg of cocaine. (Image: South Wales Police ) In April 2020 an arrangement was made for Luke Mattan to purchase 5kg of cocaine for £195,000 from Thomas-Mullen and the upstream supplier. Article continues below Mattan was also given two keyworker certificates to be used by his couriers, including Trace, in case they should be stopped by the police during the Covid-19 lockdown. Luke Mattan was arrested on June 17, 2020, Thomas-Mullen on July 17, 2020 at Cardiff Airport upon returning from Malaga, and Abdullah on July 22, 2020. Luke Mattan's siblings, Kirsty Mattan, 34, and Jordan Mattan, 32, were also involved in the enterprise as couriers. Saswal Abdullah (Image: South Wales Police ) In April 2020, Kirsty Mattan collected £14,480 on behalf of her brother. She also acted as a courier by delivering money and a gram of cocaine to Thomas-Mullen. Trace, of Clos Y Faenor, Danescourt, Cardiff, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs following a trial. She was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at a sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court last year. At a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing on Wednesday heard Trace benefited to the tune of £10,000 as a result of her offending but has no available assets. Article continues below Judge Shomon Khan ordered the defendant to pay a nominal sum of £1 within three months or serve an additional seven days imprisonment in default.
