Two people have been arrested after police spotted a man throwing £2,000 into a bush.
Officers patrolling St Helens, at around 1.45pm on Friday, June 30, noticed a group of people acting suspiciously on Roscoe Street. They then witnessed a man throw the cash and 30 wraps of suspected crack cocaine/heroin as he ran in to the bushes.
A 17-year-old boy, from Chorley, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drugs, heroin and crack cocaine and acquire/use/possess criminal property. He has been released under investigation.