Dean Williams benefited from his criminal conduct to the tune of £293,963 but an assessment of his available assets will have to wait after subsidence was found at a property he owns
16:32, 15 Jan 2026
A specialist surveyor will need to examine a drug dealer's house after subsidence was found at the property, a court has heard.
Dean Williams was part of an organised crime group which trafficked large quantities of cocaine into south Wales. He was jailed in 2024 following a police investigation codenamed Operation Manfern.
Now members of the gang have been ordered to pay back tens of thousands of pounds in ill-gotten gains following a probe into their finances, with the money coming in cash and from the proceeds of the sale of assets. For the latest court stories sign up to our crime newsletter
However, Swansea Crown Court heard an order could not be made in respect of Williams as one of the assets investigators identified is a property which has been found to be suffering from subsidence - a specialist surveyor will now have to examine the property before it can be valued.
The court heard that 52-year-old Williams, of Dynevor Road, Skewen, has been found to have benefited from his criminal conduct to the tune of £293,963 but an assessment of his available assets will have to wait the report from the surveyor.
Confiscation orders were made against three other members of the gang. Jay Picton, of Peniel Green Road, Birchgrove Road, Swansea, was found to have benefited from his criminal conduct in the sum of £720,636 and has £43,053 in available assets.
Kyle Johansen, of Ffynon Caeconna, Portmead, Swansea, was found to have benefited in the sum of £318,353 and has £43,365 in available assets.
Liam Davies of Gors Avenue, Townhill, Swansea, was found to be benefited in the sum of £8,812 and to have £1,688 in assets. The defendants were given three months to pay the available sums or face further jail time.