Three men jailed for dealing crack cocaine in Ellesmere Port

Three men have been jailed following an investigation into drug dealing in Ellesmere Port.

Kian Burgess, 19, from King Street, Ellesmere Port, Ben Rennix, 21, of no fixed address and Joshua Voice, 18, of no fixed address appeared at Chester Crown Court on 8th August to be sentenced after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (Crack Cocaine) at a previous hearing.

Burgess was sentenced to three years in prison, Rennix was sentenced to 21 months in prison and Voice was sentenced to 26 months in prison.

The court heard that on 12th May police acting on information attended an address on King Street, Ellesmere Port with a warrant.

Rennix and Voice were at the address which belonged to Burgess. Voice was on the phone to Burgess on arrival of the police and he alerted Burgess to the raid. He arrived back at the address 15 minutes later.

Officers made a search of the address and found weighing scales and 240 snap bags of crack cocaine with a street value of £2,000. They also recovered a machete in its sheath from under a bed.

All three were arrested.

Sgt Chris Comer-Swash said:

“This was a fantastic result which saw the drug supply disrupted in Ellesmere Port and three men jailed for their part in ruining people’s lives by helping to fuel addiction in our communities.

“Our team are determined to keep up the good work by continuing to remove illegal drugs from our streets and arrest those involved in criminal behaviour that impacts on the communities we serve.”