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Four Charged Over Alleged Drug Export Plot Linked to Briton's 2024 Death in Dubai

Police say a complex inquiry produced the charges ahead of a first court appearance on October 31.

Overview

  • Lancashire Police charged four people on October 3 and said they are due at Lancaster Magistrates' Court on October 31.
  • The defendants are Rebecca Hatch, 43, Glenn Hatch, 50, Alexander Tofton, 32, and Steven Stephenson, 36.
  • All four face counts of conspiring to fraudulently evade the prohibition on exportation of a class A drug during November 21 to December 4, 2024.
  • Stephenson faces an additional charge of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
  • The case follows the December 2024 death of 20-year-old Jensen Westhead in Dubai after he reportedly ingested cocaine packages in the UK before flying from Manchester.