Man charged with drug offence, Middlesbrough

At 3pm yesterday (Monday 10^th July) police attended a report of a male acting suspiciously in Laycock Park in Middlesbrough.

 

After a brief foot pursuit, a 19-year-old man was detained and searched.  He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs after suspected crack cocaine and a large amount of cash was discovered.

 

The man was interviewed and charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs then remanded to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court later today.