Man from St Helens charged with drug supply offences

A man from Newton-le-Willows has been charged with drug supply offences, as part of ongoing work to tackle county lines drug dealing.

The force’s county lines taskforce, as part of Project Medusa, arrested a 22-year-old man while on patrol in St Helens on Monday 29 April.

Ajay Delooze, 22, of Holly Avenue, Newton-le-Willows has now been charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin), possession with intent to supply Class B drugs (cannabis and amphetamine) and acquire/use/possess criminal property.

Delooze has been remanded to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today (Wednesday 1 May).

Project Medusa is the Merseyside-led initiative to tackle County Lines drug dealing and criminal exploitation across the country.

Detective Sergeant Carl Lynch said: “We would urge members of the public to come forward with information so we can continue to make our communities safer. If you have any concerns about drug dealing, please contact us, either directly or anonymously via Crimestoppers and we will investigate.”

Anyone who has any information about county lines drug dealing in their area, can contact @CrimestoppersUK completely anonymously on 0800 555 111 or contact 101. In an emergency always contact 999.