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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

Man throws £2k in bush after spotting police nearby

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.

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