A judge has discharged the jury in a drugs conspiracy trial after they failed to reach verdicts.
Ellen Tracy Howard, 28, of Primrose Valley Road, Crosby; Melanie McLaren, 23, of Padstow Road, Greasby; Barry Lee Jones, 26, of Liverpool; and a 17-year-old youth from Merseyside had all denied conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and were on trial at Caernarfon Crown Court.
After deliberating for nearly eight hours, the jury cleared Mr Jones of the charge, but the forewoman said they had not reached verdicts on the other three defendants.
Asked by Judge Timothy Petts if further time would allow them to reach verdicts, she said no and the panel was discharged.
Prosecutor John Philpotts said there was likely to be a retrial and the judge fixed a date for that hearing in October.
The three defendants were granted bail in the meantime.
