Lancashire Police charge St Annes man with drug dealing after cocaine worth £40k seized in raid

A 47-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested after a drugs raid in St Annes.

The pair were arrested after the Fylde Rural Task Force executed a warrant at a property in Church Road on Tuesday.

Officers found two safes inside the address. Inside one safe was half a kilogram of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £40,000.

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Inside one safe was half a kilogram of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £40,000 | Lancashire Police

The other safe contained multiple mobile phones and over £6,000 in cash.

Two cars, jewellery, and clothing were also seized, and a 47-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Officers found two safes inside the address. Inside one safe was half a kilogram of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £40,000. Inside the other were mobile phones and over £6,000 in cashplaceholder image
Officers found two safes inside the address. Inside one safe was half a kilogram of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £40,000. Inside the other were mobile phones and over £6,000 in cash | Lancashire Police

Wayne Jones, 47, of Kirkdale Avenue in St Annes, has since been charged and remanded to prison until his next appearance in court on October 23.

He is charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and possession of criminal property.

The 30-year-old woman has been bailed.

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