A heroin and crack cocaine dealer was caught selling drugs outside an Iceland supermarket.
Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Monday, that officers spotted two men engaged in a drug transactions outside the Southport branch on March 24 last year. Joanne Moore, prosecuting, described how Luke Hutchinson was then seen on his "burner" mobile phone "pacing up and down".
When stopped and searched, PCs discovered a "significant amount of drugs" in his possession. The 29-year-old, of Manchester Road, was carrying a total of 10 street deals of cocaine and 21 of heroin as well as £785 in cash.