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15:02 15/07/2020
A 41-year-old man has been charged with drug dealing offences following a stop and search in Runcorn.
Peter Wharton was arrested in the Humphreys Close area of Murdishaw shortly before 12 noon on Tuesday 14 July.
This followed a car being stopped and searched by officers.
Wharton, of Lowerson Road, Liverpool, has subsequently been charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine).
He appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 15 July via a video link.
Wharton has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 12 August.