POLICE have named two men and a woman who have been charged following the seizure of 770 laughing gas cannisters, and drugs.

Merseyside Police's county lines taskforce, as part of Project Medusa, had arrested three people on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis, cocaine and nitrous oxide.

While on patrol in St Helens, officers stopped two men and a woman in a Ford Galaxy. Following searches at their addresses in St Helens, officers say they seized 770 canisters of nitrous oxide, with a value of £5,000, £20,000 cash, cannabis and cocaine.

St Helens Star: Cannabis in tubs was foundCannabis in tubs was found (Image: Merseyside Police)

David Scott, 41, of Waterland Lane, Parr, has since been charged with possession with intent to supply a Class C drug (nitrous oxide), possession of a controlled Class A drug (cocaine), two counts of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs (cannabis and cannabis resin) and possession of criminal property.

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Donna Jones, 43, of Waterland Lane, Parr, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a Class C drug (nitrous oxide), possession with intent to supply Class B drugs (cannabis) and possession of criminal property.

David Hitchmough, 32, of Redgate Drive, Parr, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a Class C drug (nitrous oxide), possession with intent to supply Class B drugs (cannabis) and possession of criminal property.

St Helens Star: More than £13,000 of cash was seizedMore than £13,000 of cash was seized (Image: Merseyside Police)

They appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday, November 10, and will next appear on Monday, December 11.

Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is now a Class C drug controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, following a recent law change.

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