Ebbw Vale cannabis dealer who bought Banksy art jailed

He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with 10 days rehabilitation activity and 50 hours unpaid work in the community.

A Banksy mosaic was recovered when police searched the home of Scrivens’ partner Rebecca Mills, from Ebbw Vale.

The court heard she allowed £22,000 to pass through her account. Her sentencing was adjourned to a later date.

Scrivens’ partner in crime, Kyle Webber, from Ebbw Vale, supplied cannabis to street users and grew his own.

He was convicted of conspiracy to supply cannabis and producing a controlled drug and given a two-year community order with rehabilitation work and unpaid work.

Daniel Jones, 39, from Ebbw Vale – a chef at Scrivens’ business – was convicted of conspiracy to supply cannabis and given a 12-month community order with 15 days rehabilitation activity and 40 hours of unpaid work.

Cory Roe, 39, from Ebbw Vale, acted as a cannabis plant “babysitter” and was convicted of conspiracy to supply cannabis.

He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with 20 days of rehabilitation activity and 80 hours of unpaid work.

Scott Hodkinson, who had a “close connection” to Scrivens, was convicted of conspiracy to supply cannabis and possessing criminal property, which was holding cash on behalf of Scrivens.

He also received an 18-month community order with 20 days of rehabilitation activity and 150 hours of unpaid work.

Scrivens’ neighbour Becky Williams, who was asked to remove £23,000 from a bag for him, was heard to have played a lesser role and was acting under his direction.

She was sentenced to an 18-month community order with eight days of rehabilitation activity and 40 hours of unpaid work.

During the sentencing Scrivens high-fived and hugged his co-defendants in the dock before he left to begin his sentence.