Two firearms seized following warrant carried out in Aintree

We have seized two firearms following a warrant carried out in Aintree yesterday (Tuesday 16 May).

At around 7pm, officers conducted a search of a storage unit on Harley Avenue where they discovered two shotguns.

The weapons have been forensically recovered and will be examined to establish if they are viable.

There was also suspected stolen vehicles and car parts located inside the storage unit and these items have been seized.

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said: “Our officers work tirelessly to take firearms off the streets of Merseyside and yesterday we managed to seize two firearms after a warrant was carried out in Aintree.

“Our forensic enquiries continue into this incident and I would ask that if you have any information about who stored, held or used these weapons, or any other weapon, to come forward immediately and we will take action.

“It is vital that such weapons are identified and taken out of the hands of dangerous criminals. 

“We are committed to taking weapons off our streets and, rest assured, if you tell us about any suspected possession or offences we will take action and put those responsible before the courts.

“Merseyside Police pro-actively investigates serious organised crime including the use of guns and the supply and distribution of drugs on Merseyside and is relentless in its pursuit of offenders.

“We will always take immediate action to incidents involving guns and we are actively working to make Merseyside a safer place to live and work.”

If you have any information about the suspected storage, possession and use of firearms and ammunition, please contact us directly via @MerPolCC on Twitter, 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' on Facebook, by calling 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report online at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously. Always call 999 if a crime is in progress.