Man charged with allegedly supplying crack cocaine after Manchester city centre police operation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man has been charged with allegedly selling crack cocaine from behind a city centre hotel. Edward Afekafe, 40, of Warbeck Road, Manchester has been charged with possession with intent to supply.
In a statement GMP said it followed an operation on Monday night where officers responded to intelligence that class A drugs were being sold at the rear of MacDonald Manchester Hotel on London Road.
The statement added: "Officers from the City Centre Neighbourhood Team attended the location and sighted a male who was behaving suspiciously.
He was stopped and searched and a quantity of ‘business cards’ and a burner phone were found on his person. A further strip search led to the discovery of approximately 40 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, with a street value of £600-£700." READ MORE: Top cop says GMP 'cannot tackle knife crime alone' after three people stabbed to death in six days It added: "A search of an address then led to a large amount of crack cocaine and heroin being found with an estimated value of £3000." Afekafe appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Tuesday this week.
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