Man jailed for drug dealing in Northwich.

A man has been jailed after officers discovered more than £4,500 worth of class B drugs at an address Northwich.

Marshall Maddock appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday 4 October where he was sentenced to 10 months in prison.

The 21-year-old, previously of Church Road, Northwich, had previously admitted two counts of possession with intent to supply class B drugs (ketamine and cannabis) and one count of possession of a class B drug (cannabis).

The court heard that at around 11.40pm on Tuesday 1 August 2023 police received were called to reports of a suspicious incident on Church Road.

Local officers attended the scene, along with support of firearms officers and the police helicopter.

Armed officers approached the address and began to force entry, at which point the police helicopter spotted a man who was leaving the address down a set of stairs at the rear.

As the man was fleeing the address, he was witnessed discarding a package in a cavity under the stairs, before climbing over a garden fence, into the grounds of Sure Store on Chester Way.

Despite his attempts to flee the scene, officers quickly located and detained Maddock.

Following his detention, officers returned to the garden of the address on Church Street, where they discovered two large bags of Ketamine, which had a potential street value of £4,720.00, hidden in the cavity under the stairs.

Officers then went on to search his address where they discovered a small amount of cannabis and ketamine, along with a large amount of drugs paraphernalia.

Maddock was arrested at the scene and subsequent analysis of his mobile phone revealed that he had been dealing Cannabis and Ketamine.

During questioning Maddock stated he was ‘no drug dealer’ and claimed that he had no knowledge of the phone officers had seized.

However, upon appearing in court he pleaded guilty to all the charges against him.

Following the sentencing Police Constable Matt Uren, of Northwich Proactive Policing Team, said:

 “Maddock thought he could outsmart the police by trying to flee his address and hide the drugs. However, we were on step ahead of him, and with the police helicopter hovering above his home he literally had nowhere to hide.

“While Maddock is now behind bars, our fight against illegal drugs continues and we are committed to doing all we can to ensure those responsible are held accountable for their actions.

“However, this is not an issue that we can tackle alone, information from the public is vital if we are to breakdown the organised crime groups who bring misery to our streets, and I would appeal to anyone who has information to come forward.”

Anyone with information or concerns in relation to drug dealing in the Northwich area is asked to report it to Cheshire Police via www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us or call 101.