Overview

• Lancashire Police charged Rebecca Hatch, 43, Glenn Hatch, 49, Alexander Tofton, 32, and Steven Stephenson, 37, with conspiring to evade the prohibition on exporting a Class A drug between 21 November and 4 December 2024.
• Stephenson is additionally accused of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
• The four defendants are scheduled to appear at Lancaster Magistrates’ Court on 31 October 2025.
• Police say Jensen Westhead, 20, swallowed multiple cocaine packets at a Manchester hotel on 2 December 2024, flew to Dubai on 3 December, and was found dead at the Hotel Avalon on 4 December after at least one packet burst.
• Detectives describe an investigation involving coordination with overseas authorities, with inquiries into the wider organising network continuing.