Three Pembrokeshire members of biker gang The Outlaws have been sentenced to a total of ten-and-half years in jail after being convicted of various drugs offences.

Michael Barnes, aged 46, of Neyland Heights, Neyland; Michael Orford, aged 44, of Pier Road, Milford Haven; and Ch-ristopher James Morrissey, aged 20, of St Annes Road, Milford Haven, were convicted of conspiring to supply class A and B drugs.

Barnes was sentenced to five years in jail, Orford received a four-and-a-half year sentence and Christopher Morrissey faces one year behind bars.

A fourth man, 22-year-old Michael Morrissey, of Milford Haven, was also found guilty at Swansea Crown Court and will be sentenced at a later date.

Five other men from the south Wales area were also sentenced, following a 12-month investigation by officers from the serious and organised crime team of Dyfed-Powys Police, focusing on The Outlaws Motorcycle Club, based in Milford Haven.

Drugs — including 45g of cocaine, 2kg of cannabis and 1kg of amphetamine — estimated to be worth more than £80,000, were seized by police during the investigation.

Cash, vehicles and the gang’s clubhouse, worth about £33,000, brought the total amount seized to around £130,000.

Following sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Bergmanski said: “We welcome the sentence which totals 28-and-a-half years.”

“In a predominantly rural area such as Dyfed-Powys, with an enviable reputation for being one of the safest places to live in the UK, cases such as this are not commonplace.

“Dyfed-Powys Police is a small force, although this demonstrates that we will not tolerate individuals or gangs bringing drugs into the area with the intention of then supplying them to others.

“Dyfed-Powys Police and our community safety partners take a firm and robust stance against organised crime groups of this type, and work closely with other forces and other law enforcement agencies in order to effectively tackle organised crime such as this.

“Those convicted are a small minority of the public in Pembrokeshire who consider themselves to be above the law. We use all the available policing tactics to bring these people to justice - and this sentence clearly demonstrates that.”

Dyfed-Powys Police and the Crown Prosecution Service will be making an application to the courts against Barnes, Orford and Christopher Morrissey, for a Serious Crime Prevention Order (Section 19 of the Serious Crime Act 2007), making it one of the first forces in the UK to take such steps.

Serious Crime Prevention Orders are intended for use against those involved in serious crime and are designed to protect the public by preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement in serious crime.