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Judge Sentences Joseph Barker to 40 Months for Class A Drugs

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  • Judge Natalie Cuddy sentenced 21-year-old Joseph Barker to 40 months for supplying and possessing Class A drugs.
  • He pleaded guilty to two supply counts and two possession counts of Class A drugs.
  • Police entered the Ellesmere Port house on September 7, 2026 and found heroin, crack cocaine, weapons and an e-bike.
  • Phone analysis recovered a swallowed device that contained 480 flare messages advertising heroin and crack cocaine in Ellesmere Port.