FOUR men have been charged on suspicion of drug dealing in Ellesmere Port.

Detectives from Ellesmere Port have charged the men with drugs offences as part of their continued effort to make the town a hostile environment for criminals.

The four men were all arrested over the past week as part of a series of investigations into county lines drug dealing in the town.

All four men have since been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine).

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Their details are:

  • Jordan Lynch (28), of no fixed address, Liverpool, remanded in custody to appear at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 18 May 2023
  • Ian Hazelwood (30) of no fixed address, Liverpool, remanded in custody to appear at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 18 May 2023
  • Christopher Tarran (33) of Crossley Avenue, Ellesmere Port, remanded in custody to appear at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 11 May 2023
  • John Hodgin (23) of Manningham Road, Liverpool, remanded in custody to appear at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 11 May 2023.