Officers from Congleton Proactive CID have charged two men as part of a crackdown on drugs offences in the Middlewich area.

On Wednesday 4 November detectives arrested two men in Middlewich as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of cocaine and cannabis.

Ashley Grant was arrested at a petrol station on Middlewich Road, while Tony Whitehead was arrested at an address on Wimboldsley Avenue.

A search was subsequently undertaken at an address on Wimboldsley Avenue, where officers recovered a quantity of cannabis, along with cash and a mobile phone.

Following questioning Grant, 33, of Stretford Road, Manchester, was charged with being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (cocaine), being concerned in the supply of class B drugs (cannabis) and possession of class A drugs (cocaine).

Whitehead, 44, of Sutton Lane, Middlewich, was charged with being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (cocaine), being concerned in the supply of class B drugs (cannabis) and possession of class B drugs (cannabis).

Both men have been remanded in custody and will appear at Chester Magistrates Court today (Thursday 5 November).

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