Friends were always curious as to how the young couple managed to afford flashy cars, designer clothes and holidays around the world
Wrapped lovingly in each other's arms on yet another foreign jaunt, Ashley and Chelsea appeared to have it all.
The engaged couple, both in their 20s, surprised friends by jetting off on a series of "Wish You Were Here" sunshine breaks around the world.
And they continued to live the high life back home in South Wales, splashing out on designer clothes and flashy cars.
But the secret to their success emerged after travel agents became suspicious by their insistence on paying for breaks to the Caribbean and the Med in cash only and alerted police.
Police investigated and found former cage fighter Beaumont, 25, was making £20,000-a-week through a cocaine-dealing empire.
Instead of sunning himself on a beach next summer, Beaumont and his drug-dealing pals will be behind bars after the gang was sentenced to a total of 46 years in jail.
Only former ring girl Chelsea Barnes, 22, was allowed to walk free after receiving a suspended sentence for money laundering.
Prosecutor Ieuan Bennett said: "Documents found at Beaumont's home showed a turnover of £84,000-a-month - with at least 50 regular buyers in the area.
"The pair enjoyed holidays in far-flung destinations but travel agents were suspicious because large payments would always be in cash."
Beaumont had a fearsome record as a cage fighter - knocking out one of his opponents with a punch in just 18 seconds.
The fighter fell for mum-of-one Barnes when she was hired to parade around the cage between fights.
Cardiff Crown Court heard he recruited old school friends to flood South Wales with cocaine.
A judge yesterday jailed the gang for a total of more than 45 years for their "evil" drugs trading.
Judge Neil Bidder QC said: "Trafficking class A drugs causes degradation, misery and often death.
"It's an evil trade in which easy profit can be made and drugs lie at the root of most crime in Wales.
"Deterrent sentences are necessary for those who involve themselves."
Gang leader Beaumont, from Pontypool, Gwent, was jailed for 10 years and eight months.
Judge Bidder told him: "You were the organiser, made the greatest profit and continued over a period of time."
Beaumont's second in command Marcus Purchase, 25, of Pontypool, was given seven years and four months.
Thomas Filer, 23, of Abersychan, and Adam Barker, 24, of Pontypool, were given five years for lesser crimes.
Dean McCann, 24, of Newport, was given 10 years for the cocaine conspiracy, possessing mephedrone and for a burglary.
Christopher Evans, 31, of Park Close, Henllys, was sentenced to seven years and six months.
All six pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply class A drugs and Evans also admitted fraud.
Nathan White, 30, of Pontypool, admitted supplying cannabis and was handed a 21-month jail term suspended for two years, with 240 hours unpaid community work.
Gwent Police welcomed the sentences at the end of what they said was a "long and protracted investigation into a conspiracy to supply class A drugs in the Torfaen area over a four and a half year period".
A spokesman said: "Whole communities have been saved from suffering and the sentences should be a warning to others."
