Overview

• At Liverpool Crown Court on September 23, Megan Stephen, 27, and Natasha Harwood, 38, admitted drug supply-related offences and received two-year prison terms suspended for 18 months.
• Stephen must complete 25 rehabilitation days and 150 hours of unpaid work, while Harwood was ordered to complete 10 rehabilitation days and 150 hours of unpaid work.
• Merseyside Police raided both homes on May 17, 2024, seizing 38.9g of heroin from Stephen’s address and phones with dealing messages, with tick lists and packaging found at Harwood’s.
• While on bail on December 3, 2024, Stephen was stopped on Dunnings Bridge Road, where officers found a 491g block of cannabis resin under a car seat.
• Prosecutors said both women were users who took part in dealing to repay drug debts, and courtroom reporters noted Harwood celebrated upon learning her sentence was suspended.