A county lines drug dealer who was stopped by police on the A51 in Nantwich, has been found guilty of dealing class A drugs in the Crewe area.
Videsh Raghoonanan appeared at Chester Crown Court where he was jailed for four years and six months.
Three people have been charged with drug offences in Nantwich following an investigation by Crewe Proactive CID.
A 45-year-old woman, a 43-year-old man, and a 17-year-old boy were all arrested on Monday (February 10) at an address on Station View, Nantwich.
A Wistaston man who managed a county lines drugs gang has been jailed after officers tracked the phone he used to advertise heroin and crack cocaine.
Harvey Etchells pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (Heroin), possession with intent to supply class A drugs (other) and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
A 37-year-old man has been jailed after he was caught with more than £150,000 of cannabis in a suitcase at Crewe railway station.
Jian-Hong Chen, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a class B drug and was sentenced to a year in prison at Chester Crown Court.
Cheshire Police’s Operation Apollo targeting the “county lines” drug trade has topped more than 100 years of jail terms in its first 12 months.
Drugs, cash, weapons, and luxury items have also been seized in the past year along with multiple arrests and convictions made since its launch, says the force.
Two county lines drug dealers from South Cheshire have been jailed for their role in the supply of illegal drugs in Crewe.
Jordan Taylor, of Rotary Way, Shavington, and Steven Atkinson, of Gresty Road, Crewe, were sentenced at Chester Crown Court to a combined total of 13 years and one month.
Dozens of suspected criminals linked to County Lines drug dealing have been arrested in a police operation across Cheshire.
Officers arrested 38 people mostly on suspicion of drug offences as well as some for possession of a knife and driving offences.
Three men have been arrested by detectives in Crewe on suspicion of drug offences.
The men, aged 27, 29 and 44, were seen acting suspiciously in an alleyway on Flag Lane at around 3.30pm on Thursday (October 6).
Eight people have been arrested in Crewe as part of a cross border operation targeting people involved in organised crime.
Cheshire officers teamed up with Merseyside Police and British Transport Police (BTP) as part of an ongoing “county lines drug dealing” crackdown.
Several arrests have been made in Crewe as part of a cross-border crackdown on drugs gangs by Cheshire and Merseyside Police.
It’s part of the ongoing “County Lines” fight on drug dealing and child criminal exploitation, dubbed “Project Medusa”.
A Nantwich woman was among several people arrested by Cheshire Police during a week of action to tackle county lines drug dealing.
The 35-year-old woman was arrested by officers after a quantity of heroin was seized at an address in Alton Street in Crewe.
Children in South Cheshire could be at greater risk of exploitation by county lines drug gangs during the coronavirus pandemic, say police.
Officers in Cheshire are working alongside partners to raise awareness of child criminal exploitation – and how to spot the signs.
Nineteen people have been arrested by Cheshire Police during a week of action targeting “county lines” criminals in the county.
Officers arrested 14 men and five women on suspicion of drug offences and executed a number of warrants which resulted in heroin and cocaine being seized.
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