Police receive tip-off about new gang operating in town before finding Manchester man hiding in bushes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man who was caught hiding in bushes by police has been jailed for drug dealing. Makai Clue, of Clarendon Road, Manchester, was spotted acting suspiciously on London Road, Northwich, after police received intelligence of a new county lines drugs gang operating in the area at around 3.20pm on September 20.
Officers approached Clue to speak to him but he fled the scene disposing of a number of items. However, he was quickly located hiding in bushes on Water Street and was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. READ MORE: Louis Saha Matturie found not guilty of all sexual offences as prosecutors confirm they will not seek another trial READ MORE: 'It never happens here': Moss Side residents' horror as man, 22, killed in street attack with manhunt underway While searching Clue, officers discovered approximately £200 cash and a mobile phone which contained a number of messages advertising the sale of illegal drugs.
He later told police he had travelled to the Cheshire town from Manchester to sell drugs. The 21-year-old was one of a number of men who were arrested as part of a week of action against drug dealing in Northwich, CheshireLive reports.
He was put behind bars for two years at Chester Crown Court on October 20, after pleading guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.
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