Eight suspects accused of being part of a crime group that controlled Class A drug supply on a city region estate have appeared in court to enter their pleas with most denying the allegations put to them.
They were arrested as part of a Cheshire Police operation focusing on the Murdishaw estate in Runcorn in December, with warrants also carried out in Widnes and Liverpool, supported by Merseyside colleagues. At Chester Crown Court on Thursday, January 12, most entered "not guilty" pleas to the charges.
Samantha Bushell, 36, of Mooring Close, Runcorn, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiring to supply a Class A drug, namely cocaine and heroin. Bushell was remanded in custody to await sentence at the conclusion of trial for the other defendants.
