The charges come after an organised crime group were believed to have been operating in the Chester area
The charges come after an organised crime group were believed to have been operating in the Chester area
12 people have been charged with drug supply offences after a series of warrants were carried out at addresses across Liverpool, Chester, Staffordshire and North Wales.
On Thursday, April 3, more than 100 officers executed 12 warrants across these areas, with the majority of them being carried out in the Blacon suburb of Chester.
Officers from Chester Proactive Team were supported by teams from across Cheshire Police, North West Regional Organised Crime Unit and Staffordshire Police.
This follows an investigation into an Organised Crime Gang (OCG) believed to be operating in the Chester area, Cheshire Live reports. During the warrants, a total of 10 people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a class A drug and were all charged by the following day (April 4).
Cheshire Police officers have now charged a further two people in relation to the investigation. Lewis Higgins, 35, of Caldecott Crescent, Whitchurch, and Peter Wiggins, 55, of Wordsworth Crescent, Chester, have now been charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
They will both appear at Chester Crown Court on Friday, May 2, along with the 10 others previously charged.
The 10 other individuals that have all been charged with conspiracy to supply a class A drug are:
Scott Ward, 36, of Burton Road, Blacon
Lee Ward, 44, of Wordsworth Crescent, Blacon
Amy Allman, 29, of Wordsworth Crescent, Blacon
Katie Whitley, 42, of Wordsworth Crescent, Blacon
Ryan Crank, 32, of Wordsworth Crescent, Blacon
Shane Stokes, 43, of Wemyss Road, Blacon
Shane Bright, 29, of Palgrave Close, Blacon
Alexander Bell, 43, of Dee Park, Holt, North Wales
Karl Eyre, 45, of Beeby Way, Broughton
Sam Booth, 36, of Nash Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Amy Allman has also been charged with conspiracy to supply nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation and concealing criminal property.
Lee Ward has also been charged with conspiracy to supply nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation.
