Operation Yonside in numbers The investigation which caught drugs kingpin Gavin Thorman and his associates was described by police as 'a huge piece of work' ...

Drug dealers are warned they will be "hunted down" after 26-men and women in north Wales were jailed.

The five-year covert investigation called Operation Yonside has been one of North Wales Police's biggest probes. It led to the seizure of almost £200,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis.

Operation Yonside was launched to smash the drugs ring of over 30 members, who brought large amounts of cannabis and cocaine from suppliers in Merseyside and Manchester into North Wales.

The five-year covert investigation called Operation Yonside has been one of North Wales Police's biggest probes. It led to the seizure of almost £200,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis.