A gun has been found after it was hidden in a pair of trousers on a canal.
Merseyside police said a member of the public noticed something suspicious and called them after finding a working firearm on the Leeds Liverpool canal, near Boundary Street, in Vauxhall. The handgun was found hidden in a pair of trousers on Wednesday, June 8.
After examining the gun, detectives found it was filled with ammunition. It will now be forensically tested to see if it is linked to any shootings.
