Kendal man, 34, charged with intent to supply cocaine, MDMA and cannabis
Cumbria Police arrested 34-year-old Adam Butterfield of Kilner Close, Kendal, on 10 November 2026 and charged him with intent to supply cocaine, MDMA and cannabis. He was remanded to appear at Barrow Magistrates’ Court on 12 November in an investigation under Operation Alliance.
🇬🇧 Kendal, Cumbria, England · United Kingdom
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Adam Butterfield, 34, of Kilner Close in Kendal, was arrested on 10 November
2026 by Cumbria Police’s Westmorland and Furness Community and Serious Organised
Crime team.[1]He was charged with two counts of possession with intent to
supply a Class A drug (MDMA), one count of possession with intent to supply a
Class A drug (cocaine), and two counts of possession with intent to supply a
Class B drug (cannabis).[1]He was also charged with possession of a Class B
drug (ketamine) and possession of criminal property, namely a quantity of cash.[1]Butterfield was remanded to appear at Barrow Magistrates’ Court on 12
November 2026.[1]
Cumbria Constabulary’s own statement lists the same MDMA, cocaine and cannabis
supply counts alongside the ketamine and criminal property charges.[2]
The investigation forms part of Operation Alliance, Cumbria Constabulary’s
dedicated response to serious and organised crime in the county.[1]
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