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UPDATE: Four arrested for firearms offences after guns recovered from land in Netherton
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** UPDATE - 9.30AM FRIDAY 5 JUNE**
We have charged two men with firearms offences.
Paul Pilson, 21, of Kingfisher Gardens, Maghull and Reo Bradley, 22, of St William Way, Crosby have both been charged with conspiracy to possess firearms, namely prohibited weapons.
Joel Lawson, 20, of Stonyfield, Netherton, has been charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
A 21-year-old man from Birkdale has been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries.
The three men have been remanded into custody to appear at Wirral adult remand court today, Friday 5 June.
Enquiries remain ongoing.
Have you got information about who is storing weapons in your community or where they are being stored?
Contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X or Facebook @MerPolCC. You can also report information via our website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or by calling 101.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
ORIGINAL
We have arrested four men on suspicion of firearms offences following the recovery of a number of firearms from land in Netherton.
Four guns – a Skorpion, two revolvers and a Glock – were recovered from woodland off the Northern Perimeter Road on Tuesday 2 June.
The weapons have been forensically recovered to assess if they are viable.
Following enquiries we have arrested four men – a 22-year-old man from Crosby, a 21 year-old man from Birkdale, a 20 year-old man from Netherton and a 21 year-old man from Maghull.
All four were arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited firearm.
The 20-year-old man from Netherton was also arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A (cocaine) and possession of controlled drug of Class B (cannabis).
All four are currently in custody where they are being questioned by detectives.
Enquiries remain ongoing.
Have you got information about who is storing weapons in your community or where they are being stored?
Contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X or Facebook @MerPolCC. You can also report information via our website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or by calling 101.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously