Four people have been charged with drug offences following the death of a man in Dubai.
Jensen Westhead swallowed a number of packages of cocaine at a hotel in Manchester before boarding a flight from Manchester Airport, arriving in Dubai on 3rd December 2024. At least one of the packages of cocaine burst in his stomach and he suffered an overdose.
Mr Westhead, 20, of Thornton Cleveleys, was sadly found dead at the Hotel Avalon in Dubai on 4th December.
Following a complex Lancashire Police investigation four people have today been charged and will appear in court later this month.
Rebecca Hatch aged 43 of Hatfield Close, Thornton Cleveleys; Glenn Hatch aged 59 also of Hatfield Close, Thornton Cleveleys; Alexander Tofton aged 32 of Tewkesbury Drive, Lytham St Annes and Steven Stephenson aged 36 of St Lawrence Road, Denton, Manchester, have been charged with Conspiracy to fraudulently evade the prohibition on exportation of a class A drug from 21/11/2024 to 04/12/2024.
Stephenson has also been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
They are all due to appear before Lancaster Magistrates’ Court on October 31st.
