A NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.

Police chased a man through gardens in Laurel Road, Prescot on Sunday afternoon (December 1).

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A suspect was later arrested by officers and police said he was being held in connection with an investigation into the supply of drugs in Thatto Heath.

Police have now charged a man from Prescot with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.

Kadeem Hodgson, 19, from Laurel Road, Prescot has been charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.

He was remanded in custody and appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Monday (December 2).

At the hearing he was further remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday, January 2 for a trial.