Man charged with drugs and firearms offences following arrest in Huyton

We have charged a Huyton man with drugs and firearms offences following an incident in Huyton last night, Thursday 29 April,

At around 8.40pm, a suspected wanted man was sighted in Lyme Grove and detained by armed police.

26-year-old Paul Mangan of no fixed abode has been charged with the following offences:

Conspiracy to supply cocaine

Conspiracy to supply heroin

Conspiracy to supply cannabis

Conspiracy to supply ketamine

Conspiracy to transfer firearms

Mangan has been remanded in custody to appear at court appear tomorrow, Saturday 1 May.

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