Man, 26, arrested and drugs seized following stop check on East Lancashire Road

We arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug Class B (cannabis) following a stop-check on the East Lancashire Road in St Helens.

At around 10.50am yesterday, Monday 22 July, an officer from Merseyside Police Matrix Roads Policing Unit stopped a Ford C-Max near Rainford. Upon carrying out a search of the car a food delivery bag was recovering containing a large bag of cannabis bush.

The driver of the car, a 26-year-old man from Todmorden in Lancashire, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug Class B (cannabis) and drug driving.

He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Police forces are coming together in a national operation to tackle the ‘Fatal 4’ behaviours which cause a spike in road users being killed or seriously injured during the month of July.

Fatal 4 includes: speeding, driving under the influence of drink or drugs, not wearing a seatbelt and mobile phone use.

You can report instances of unsafe driving to us, via calling 101 or submitting an online report on our website. If you have any information about suspected drug supply where you are, contact us @MerPolCC or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.