POLICE chased a fleeing teenager through residents’ gardens after raiding a house in Bewsey.
Officers executed a search warrant at a property on Folly Lane at around 11am on Tuesday, September 10.
A male fled the scene, with Cheshire Police subsequently carrying out a search of the area.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a heavy police presence, with up to eight officers chasing the man through gardens on Plumtre Avenue.
Police officers at the junction of Plumtre Avenue and Longshaw Street
The 18-year-old was then arrested in the back garden of a house on Longshaw Street on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
He has since been released by police pending further enquiries.
A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “Police carried out a warrant at an address on Folly Lane on the morning of September 10 – a man fled the scene and a search was made of the area.
“He was located in the back garden of an address on Longshaw Street.
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“An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in offering to supply cocaine and has since been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.”
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