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Locked Up: The former headteacher, crime gang member and fake gardener sent to prison this week

Here are some of the people who have been sent to prison in Wales in the past week.

They include a former primary school headteacher who was caught exchanging lurid messages with an underage boy and a gang member who had been on the run for more than a year.

Here are the criminals and their crimes as they face life behind bars:

David Bundock

Former head teacher David Bundock has been jailed for 27 months after he admitted attempting to sexually communicate with a child and attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming as well as four counts of possessing indecent images of children (South Wales Police)

The former primary school head teacher awarded an MBE for services to education was caught by paedophile hunters trying to meet a 15-year-old boy.

Bundock, who was recognised for his work by the Queen in 2004, was caught in a sting after exchanging lurid messages on Grindr with an account purportedly belonging to an underage boy.

Ex-primary school head teacher sped away from paedophile hunters after grooming 'boy, 15' on Grindr  

See who got locked up in February:

Locked up in Wales: February 2019

Miles Bishop

Miles Bishop a member of a crime gang who stole luxury cars from driveways (PA)

The crime gang member who stole luxury cars from driveways was jailed this week after he fled the UK mid-trial more than a year ago.

The 35-year-old went on the run to Dubai and Russia before he was eventually detained in Spain earlier this week.

Crime gang member who made thousands stealing expensive cars and jewellery caught after year long manhunt   

Jamie Davies and 17-year-old co-defendant

Jamie Davies struggled with officers when detained (South Wales Police)

Davies, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were detained after going on a crime spree armed with knives and screwdrivers.

They robbed one woman of her car and attempted to steal another two cars in the space of a few hours.

Teenagers armed with knives and screwdrivers go on terrifying car-jacking spree

Peter Maddock

Peter Maddock, 40, of Gwenfro, Wrexham, admitted possessing cocaine, supplying cocaine, being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possessing cash as criminal property (North Wales Police)

The cocaine dealer's stash of drugs had such high purity levels that it had to be "cut" before it was sold or it "would kill".

Maddock, 40, of Gwenfro,  Wrexham  was caught after police became suspicious when they saw his car pull up outside The Acton pub last August.

Wrexham cocaine dealer's drug so pure it had to be 'cut' or it 'would kill'  

Aaron Pollard

Aaron Pollard, 23, of Gorseinon, Swansea, has been jailed for 27 months after pleading guilty to sexual activity with a child (South Wales Police)

Aaron Pollard, 23, of Gorseinon in Swansea, pleaded guilty at Swansea Crown Court to sexual activity with a child.

Pollard was jailed for 27 months and a restraining order was made against him contacting the victim for 10 years.

He must sign the sex offenders' register and a sexual offences prevention order was also made.

Paedophile 'plied underage girl with drink and drugs, then had sex with her'  

Luke Jones

Luke Jones tricked his way into the home of a man who had been left disabled following a stroke by pretending to be a gardener.

The 27-year-old offered to cut the vulnerable victim’s grass and then let himself into his kitchen through the back door saying he was thirsty and wanted a glass of water.

But the ruse led to him being caught after he was traced by DNA he'd left on the glass.

He was jailed for 18 months to be served consecutively to his current sentence.

Cruel burglar who targeted disabled man was caught because he'd had a glass of water  

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