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Police name man charged with cocaine supply offence in Widnes

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Bentley Lang-Cole, of Smithdown Road in Liverpool, has been charged with being concerned in the offer to supply cocaine, a Class A controlled drug, following a warrant executed by Cheshire Police on Wood Street in Widnes. Officers arrested Lang-Cole, then 23, during the raid before formally charging him. No docket number or court assignment is confirmed. The matter is at the charging stage under English criminal law.

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Police name man charged with cocaine supply offence in Widnes

Media Coverage · April 20, 2026

Cheshire Police charged Bentley Lang-Cole, 23, of Smithdown Road, Liverpool, with being concerned in the offer to supply cocaine following a warrant executed at a Wood Street address in Widnes. Officers arrested Lang-Cole on Thursday during the drug raid. The charge is a Class A supply offence.

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  • • Charge: concerned in the offer to supply a Class A drug (cocaine)
  • • Defendant: Bentley Lang-Cole, age 23, Liverpool
  • • Evidence basis: warrant execution at Wood Street, Widnes
  • • No docket or court record available
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Cheshire Police charged Bentley Lang-Cole, 23, of Smithdown Road, Liverpool, with being concerned in the offer to supply cocaine following a warrant executed at a Wood Street address in Widnes. Officers arrested Lang-Cole on Thursday during
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A SUSPECT has been named by the police after being charged with a drug supply offence in Widnes. Cheshire Police has confirmed that officers have charged a man following the execution of a warrant at an address in the town. On Thursday, officers conducted a drug raid at an address on Wood Street and arrested a 23-year-old man. Bentley Lang-Cole, of Smithdown Road in Liverpool, has since been charged with being concerned in the offer to supply a quantity of a class A drug, namely cocaine.

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Media Coverage April 20, 2026

Police name man charged with cocaine supply offence in Widnes

Cheshire Police charged Bentley Lang-Cole, 23, of Smithdown Road, Liverpool, with being concerned in the offer to supply cocaine following a warrant executed at a Wood Street address in Widnes. Officers arrested Lang-Cole on Thursday during the drug raid. The charge is a Class A supply offence.

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