Four arrested on suspicion of drugs offences in continued crackdown by EVOLVE Liverpool-Knowsley

Three men and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A and B drugs with intent to supply as part of the ongoing work of EVOLVE Liverpool-Knowsley to prevent serious and organised crime.

At around 2:20pm on Tuesday, April 9^th officers stopped a man leaving a house on Snowberry Road, Huyton who was found to be in possession of a large quantity of cash.

A subsequent search of the property revealed substantial amounts of suspected cocaine and cannabis.

As a result, two men aged 32 and 39 from Huyton were arrested for possession with intent to supply Class A and B and possession of criminal property.

They were taken to a police station in Merseyside for questioning and have been released on bail pending further investigation.

Later that evening, officers attempted to stop two males on Wilson Road in Prescot.

One ran off but was discovered and detained a short while later in the other male’s property.

A large knife was found near to where officers had first tried to stop the pair and a subsequent search of the property led to the recovery of suspected cocaine and a large amount of suspected ketamine.

As a result, the 18-year-old man from Huyton and 17-year-old male from Prescot were arrested for possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs and possession of a bladed article. The 18-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis.

They were taken to a police station in Merseyside for questioning and have been released on bail pending further investigation.

Inspector Jennifer Murray, one of the officers involved in EVOLVE Liverpool-Knowsley which is one of Merseyside's three Clear, Hold, Build operations, said: “Drugs and violence go hand in hand and bring misery to our communities.

“We are determined to get drugs, those who sell them at street level and those in a hierarchy above them who are pulling their puppet strings, off our streets.

“Our officers and partners are committed to making this happen, but we need your help to make the greatest difference.

“The only way we are going to make that lasting difference in our communities is by piecing together all the information we receive, no matter how small, to build cases that see them put behind bars for many years.

“We know it may feel frightening to come forward with information but if you don’t want to speak to the police you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, and no-one but you will ever know you made that call or online report.

“When it comes to making our communities safer – silence is not an option.”

Anyone with any information about drugs or any other gang-related activity is asked to call Merseyside Police on 101, DM us @MerPolCC or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Alternatively, visit Crimestoppers’ website to make an online report here: Give information 100% anonymously about organised crime in Merseyside | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)