A man and a woman have been charged after they were caught with more than £60,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine on a train.
Officers from the British Transport Police seized the drugs on Wednesday after the County Lines Taskforce intercepted the pair on a train bound for Scotland.
The man, 37, and the woman, 36, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply at Wigan North Western railway station.
Following enquiries, police discovered they were planning on travelling from Liverpool to Aberdeen via Wigan.
The pair were searched and found to be in possession of large quantities of heroin and crack cocaine with a suspected street value of over £60,000.
Both appeared at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning where they were charged with possession with intent to supply.
The seizure was part of an operation by the BTP’s County Lines Taskforce to tackle drugs on the railway network, and to protect children and vulnerable adults who are often exploited by gangs into selling or moving drugs.
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