Heroin and crack cocaine worth £60k seized at Wigan North Western station

Officers from the County Lines Taskforce stopped two people at Wigan North Western railway station on Wednesday (January 13).

They had been travelling from Liverpool to Aberdeen via Wigan.

The pair were searched and found to be in possession of large quantities of heroin and crack cocaine with a suspected street value of more £60,000.

A man, aged 37, and a woman, aged 36, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply.

Both appeared at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court this morning (January 14) where they were charged with possession with intent to supply.

The seizure was part of an operation by the taskforce to tackle drugs on the railway network.

It was also to protect children and vulnerable adults who are often exploited by gangs into selling or moving drugs.