A gang of thugs were accused of "bullying a young lad" into selling drugs and leaving some residents "scared to leave their homes" at night in troubled estates across Wirral.
Merseyside Police launched an operation in response to organised crime groups causing mayhem over the past year, including driving a rise in shootings. The force has been dealing with the fallout of a long-standing rivalry between two prominent gangs based mainly in the Beechwood and Woodchurch estates.
The force has also ramped up activity following the sickening Christmas Eve murder of Elle Edwards at the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village, when a man sprayed the crowded entrance with bullets striking the 26-year-old beautician in the head.
