Two suspects are to appear at crown court later this month accused of county line heroin and crack cocaine supply following a joint Cheshire-Merseyside investigation .
Christopher Lambert, 50, of Oak Drive, Runcorn and William Ryan, 40, of Westwood, Windmill Hill, Runcorn, were arrested during a raid on Oak Drive last Wednesday. Cheshire Police said the men were charged the following day.
Lambert and Ryan each face two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, namely heroin and crack cocaine, and two counts of being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. The two suspects appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
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They were remanded in custody to await a plea hearing at Chester Crown Court on Friday, July 29.
Cheshire Police said the charges followed a joint operation with Merseyside Police into an alleged “county lines” drug conspiracy from April to June 2022.
The phrase “county line” refers to the use of phones to control drug supply in towns and villages from a city base.
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