Man pleads guilty following drugs warrant in Knutsford

A man who was arrested following a drugs warrant in Knutsford has pleaded guilty to the charges against him.

Ashlea Henderson was arrested at around 7am on Monday 27 November, after officers from executed a warrant at an address on Longridge, Knutsford.

Following questioning the 29-year-old was charged with -

• Member of public possess without licence, namely Hydrochloric acid, contrary to Section 3 of the Poisons Act 1973.
• Member of public possess without licence, namely Sulphuric acid, contrary to Section 3 of the Poisons Act 1973.

Henderson of Longridge in Knutsford, appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 29th November where he pleaded guilty to both of the charges.

He has been released on conditional bail and is due to be sentenced at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 9th January 2024.

Five other people were arrested during the warrant.

The four other men, aged 23, 24, 24 and 58, along with a 22-year-old woman, have all been released on police bail.