Man charged after drugs and weapons found during search in Coyote Ugly in Market Street, Blackpool
Blackpool man to appear in court on Friday on multiple offences
Blackpool Police have charged a man with multiple offences after venue staff found drugs and weapons during a routine check.
Police were called to a licenced venue on Market Street, Blackpool - confirmed by a Lancashire Police spokesperson as Coyote Ugly - at approximately 11.30pm on Friday, May 15, by the venue’s security staff.
During a check in the men’s bathroom, security staff found knuckle dusters, a credit card knife and snap bags of white powder.
Police promptly arrived and arrested a man at the scene.
Sean Beresford, of Fairfield Road, Blackpool, has been charged with two counts of having possession of an offensive weapon and one count of having possession of a controlled drug (Class A cocaine).
He was charged on Saturday, May 16 and will appear before Lancaster Magistrates' Court on Friday, June 12.
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