A YOUNG Taunton woman has appeared in court charged with recent involvement in supplying hard drugs between Merseyside and Avon and Somerset.

Alysha Scadden, 20, of Fairfield Road, and two men are accused of county lines offences, specifically of conspiracy to supply class A drugs heroin and crack cocaine.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: "Three people have been charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs between the Avon and Somerset and Merseyside areas.

"Officers stop checked a car on Stonebridge Lane, Croxteth - (a suburb of Liverpool) on Monday, 30 October, 2023 due to a smell of cannabis.

"The three occupants were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and taken to a police station for further investigation.

"They were subsequently charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely heroin and crack cocaine, between Merseyside and Avon and Somerset between September 29, 2023 and October 30, 2023."

Scadden appeared alongside Jake Emptage, 21, of Church House Road, Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea, and Anthony Davies, 31, of Paxton Road, Huyton, in Liverpool Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Wednesday, November 1).

Emptage was remanded into custody and Davies and Scadden were given conditional bail.

They will next appear at Liverpool Crown Court on November 29.

Anyone with concerns about drug dealing in their area can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, call Avon and Somerset Police on 101 or report online.

Always contact 999 if a crime is in progress.