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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Hannah Rees

Armed police swoop, 'foolish' drug dealers and new Merseyrail station plans

Good afternoon, these are the latest lunchtime ECHO headlines.

Armed police swoop on Liverpool streets after shooting

Police carried out operations in Old Swan and Croxteth as part of an ongoing investigation into a shooting in Broadgreen earlier this week.

Officers attended properties on Baden Road, Old Swan and Lindisfarne Drive, Croxteth on Wednesday.

Pictures shared with the ECHO showed a number of police vehicles, including Matrix vans, parked outside an address on Baden Road, while armed officers were also seen working in an alleyway off the street.

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At around 9pm on Sunday January 16, a man in his 20s attended the Royal Liverpool University Hospital with gunshot wounds to his chest and arms following a shooting on The Green, Broadgreen.

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'Foolish' dealers caught by police trying to board train with £15k of speed

Gary Dunn and Carl Hampton caught on CCTV with amphetamines at Huyton station (Merseyside Police)

Two drug dealers were caught with more than 2kg of amphetamines after being spotted acting nervous in a Merseyside train station.

Gary Dunn, 45, and Carl Hampton, 35, were jailed after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply drugs of Class B status at Liverpool Crown Court on January 14.

Detective Inspector Matt Davies said: " Dunn and Hampton were foolish to think they could utilise the railway in their drug dealing operation, thankfully our inconspicuous officers were able to intercept the Hull pair and seize the large haul before it reached its intended destination."

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Striking plans show how new Baltic Triangle Merseyrail station could look

A striking vision has been unveiled of how a much-anticipated new Merseyrail station in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle could look.

It has been a long-held ambition to create a new station that serves the Baltic area - one of the fastest growing parts of Liverpool.

The Baltic, which lies on the southern edge of the city centre, has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past 15 years, changing from a collection of derelict docklands warehouses to a thriving social, commercial and creative hub.

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