Drug dealer on the run for four years sentenced
Calvin Parris has been sentenced to 12 years in prison Photo cred: South Wales Police
A drug dealer from Cardiff who was one of the UK’s most wanted criminals was sentenced to 12 years in prison today.
Calvin Parris, 34, was sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after being part of a criminal group that received and distributed class A drugs in south Wales.
Parris was arrested in Portugal in October 2024 after being on the run for four years - he is the last member of the gang to be sentenced.
Between March 31 and May 27, 2020 alone, the group took possession of 35kg cocaine and paid £696,000 to suppliers.
Detective Sergeant Ceri Young of South Wales Police said: “Calvin Parris was a member of an organised crime group involved in a complex conspiracy to traffic class A controlled drugs into south Wales utilising encrypted communications devices operating on the ‘EncroChat’ platform.
“Organised crime and drug trafficking has a significant detrimental impact on communities and bringing offenders involved in this level of criminality to justice is a priority for South Wales Police.”
Other members of the group have already received the following sentences:
Amir Khan - 20 years, 7 months
Michael Laverick - 18 years
Danny Attard - 14 years
Damian Farrugia - 13 years
Lenci Gashi - 11 years, 4 months
Asim Naveed - 10 years, 8 months
