Five people charged with drug supply offences after searches in Gwynedd and Liverpool
Addresses were searched following a seven-month investigation
Last updated 6th Nov 2026
Five people have been charged with drug supply offences following a series of searches in Gwynedd and Merseyside.
More than 60 officers carried out the searches at the same time on Thursday morning.
Addresses in Bangor, Bethel, Bethesda, Llanrug and Liverpool were searched.
The searches followed a seven-month investigation targeting individuals suspected of supplying class A drugs into Gwynedd.
During the searches, officers recovered a substantial amount of class A drugs, cash and assets.
Six people were arrested and five of them have since been charged.
53-year-old David Hughes, of Bangor Road, Bethesda, is charged with conspiring to supply cocaine.
46-year-old Nerys Wyn Jones, of Treflan, Bangor, is charged with conspiring to supply heroin.
55-year-old Serina Jayne Ann Medforth, of Cremlyn, Bethel, is charged with conspiring to supply heroin.
59-year-old Barry Ian Clarke, of Warbreck, Liverpool, is charged with conspiring to supply heroin.
Arthur Hughes, currently of HMP Berwyn but from the Rachub area, is charged with conspiring to supply class A substances.
David Hughes, Jones and Medforth appeared at Llandudno Magistrates' Court earlier today.
Clarke appeared separately at Mold Magistrates' Court.
One person who was arrested has been bailed while investigations continue.
Superintendent Arwel Hughes, from North Wales Police, said: "This activity formed part of our ongoing, proactive response to organised criminality operating across the region."
He said: "We remain determined to dismantle the criminal networks that exploit vulnerable people and cause harm in the community."
He said: "We will continue to work closely with partner agencies, local businesses and residents to relentlessly identify, disrupt and pursue those suspected of being involved in drug supply."
He said: "Drugs blight neighbourhoods, destroy lives, and create cycles of exploitation. Those who seek to sell drugs to the vulnerable are not only breaking the law – they are actively perpetuating the harm that devastates families and erodes community safety."