A cocaine dealer with two luxury cars has been ordered to pay back £269,000 despite making more than £360,000. He used an expensive EncroChat device to speak to those above him in a drugs chain and a pseudonym to hide his identity. Wesley Fender, 40, of Cardiff , was involved the supply of five kilograms of cocaine between March 31 and April 24, 2020, and was known by the handle "LooseBow".
He was described as playing a "leading role" in a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and had close links to the original source. A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday heard Fender would have expected a substantial financial advantage as a result of the conspiracy and was found in possession of two high-valued cars when he was raided by police. The defendant had also been the owner of an Audi R8.
For the latest court reports, sign up to our crime newsletter here READ MORE: The faces of drug gang who were flooding Wales with £72m of heroin and cocaine READ MORE: Rapist found his victim on Facebook then 'terrorised' her when they met After the EnrcoChat server was infiltrated by the authorities several hundred messages were discovered between Fender's handle, 'LooseBow', and another dealer further up the chain who used the handle 'RioMale'. References were made in their conversations to supplying drugs in kilo quantities, cash, exchange rates, and firearms while there were also threats of violence against others. During a sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court, Recorde.
