An enormous quantity of Class A drugs were seized by police after a van containing bricks of cocaine was stopped in Huyton.
That stoppage and further raids led officers to a total of 10 kilos of cocaine and 31 kilos of heroin with a street value estimated at around £4million. Two men have now been charged with drugs supply offences after the operation, conducted by the specialist Merseyside Organised Crime Partnership, comprising of officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Merseyside Police.
According to the NCA, on April 6 officers signalled for a van to stop in Huyton as it was believed be involved in supplying drugs. The driver stopped and allegedly ran away, but officers recovered seven kilos of cocaine from the vehicle.