Man charged in connection with drug offences in Warrington

Officers have charged a man in connection with drug offences following a stop check in Warrington.

At 11.10am on Thursday 30 June police conducted a stop check on a 19-year-old man in an alleyway off Gregory Close.

The man, who is from the Manchester area, was subsequently arrested.

Joshua McDougall, of Barlow Street, Eccles, has since been charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (Heroin and crack cocaine) and two counts of possession of a knife in a public place.

McDougall has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Friday 2 July.