Detectives have arrested seven people in connection with firearms conspiracy offences following a series of warrants in Merseyside this morning, Thursday 11 February.
A 36-year-old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a firearm and conspiracy to possess a firearm
A 26-year-old woman from Everton was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply and possess and firearm and ammunition
A 31-year-old man from Clubmoor was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm; conspiracy to possess a firearm; and conspiracy to supply a firearm
A 20-year-old man from Fazakerley was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a firearm; conspiracy to possess a firearm; and conspiracy to supply controlled drugs
A 30-year-old man from Prescot was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a firearm; conspiracy to possess a firearm; conspiracy to supply a firearm; and possession of Class B drugs
A 31-year-old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a firearm; and conspiracy to possess a firearm
A 27-year-old man from Everton was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a firearm; and conspiracy to possess a firearm
The arrests are connected to enquiries following the recovery of a firearm and ammunition from an address in Patmos Street, Everton; firearms seized from an address in Beryl Walk, Fazakerley, both in February 2020; and a firearm seized from an address in Handfield Street, Everton in February 2019.
All seven have been taken to police stations for questioning.
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.
