A WOMAN from Widnes has been charged with drugs and shoplifting offences.
Emma Philbin was arrested shortly after 11.30am yesterday, Thursday 4 July, after officers seized a quantity of class A drugs at an address in Lower House Lane.
The 35-year-old has since been charged with two counts of possessing a controlled drug of class A (heroin and crack cocaine).
She has also been charged with two counts of shoplifting from a shop in connection with incidents at the Wilko store in Widnes Shopping Park on Monday, June 3 and Monday June 24.
Philbin, of Lower House Lane, has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court today, Friday July 5.
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