Man charged with firearms and ammunition offences

Officers have charged a man with firearm and ammunition offences in Port Sunlight.

Officers from Merseyside Police and Counter Terrorism Policing North West executed a warrant at a property in Port Sunlight on Thursday 15 September.

Alan Madden, 64, of Boundary Road, Wirral was later charged with possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, possession of a weapon and a bladed article.

Madden appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Wednesday 21 September and has been remanded in custody until his next appearance on Wednesday 19 October.

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