Man charged with drugs supply in Southport

 Police have charged a man with the supply of cocaine after a car was stopped for being uninsured by the Southport Local Policing and Targeted Team.

At around 2pm on Monday 12 December, officers stopped a black Vauxhall Astra on Benthams Way because the vehicle was uninsured.

Officers saw a large pot inside the car that contained wraps of suspected cocaine and the two men inside the vehicle were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug.

A further search of a home linked to one of the men saw officers recover further wraps of suspected cocaine.

Anthony Holmes, 39, of Hall Street, Southport, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug (cocaine).

He appeared at Wirral Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday 13 December and was remanded in custody to appear at Crown Court.

A 39-year-old from Southport was also arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled Class A drug and released under investigation.

If you have any information on the possession of, storage or use of drugs in your community, please contact our social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at crimestoppers-uk.org. Always call 999 if a crime is in progress.