UPDATE: Man charged following gun recovery in Bootle

Officers have charged a 52 year old man following the discovery of a gun in a garden shed yesterday morning.

Graham Sullivan, 52 of Chester Avenue, Netherton was charged with possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and possession of a controlled Class A drug.

He appeared at Wirral Magistrates Court this morning (17^th Feb).

Anyone that knows where a weapon is being stored should get in touch as a matter of urgency so we can keep Merseyside a safer place for all.