A drug dealer was warned by a judge he should thank his barrister as he avoided jail despite admitting to being part of a County Lines gang.
Christopher Lambert, 51, of Oak Drive, Runcorn, was the fourth member of the group to face sentence as he appeared via videolink from prison at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday. His three co-conspirators were jailed in November.
Martyn Walsh, prosecuting, said the case came about after officers first attended the home of Stuart Manson, 41, on Constables Close in Castlefields, Runcorn, on June 1 last year over an unrelated matter. Another man - Barry Kenny, 46, of Hedge Hey - was also at the property.
