Seven people were arrested and £30,000 was seized as police raided addresses across Merseyside this morning in connection with drugs trafficking.
Officers raided homes in Kirkby and Everton this morning and recovered heroin, cannabis cash, e-bikes and a firearm as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs into Macclesfield in Cheshire. The individuals arrested this morning were all held on suspicion of drugs offences, with one also held on charges of having a firearm without a certificate.
It forms part of a wider program called Project Medusa, which sees Merseyside Police officers work with other forces to tackle county lines drugs rings. Speaking after the raid, Detective Inspector Gary Stratton said: "This morning’s arrests were part of the proactive work we are carrying out under Project Medusa, an operation that works across force boundaries to ensure we take suspected county line offenders off our streets.
