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Tom Duffy

Woman, 46, 'secreted suspected crack cocaine and heroin' during search

A man and woman were arrested on suspicion of drug offences after police stopped a car in Bootle.

Police stopped the car yesterday morning after they spotted a suspected ' drug transaction'.

When officers searched the car they found mobile phones and cash.

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Police said a woman was found to have 'secreted numerous wraps of suspected crack cocaine and heroin.'

A 46-year-old man and woman, 47, were both arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences. The man and woman are both from Waterloo.

A police spokesman said: "Officers sighted a vehicle in a drug transaction in #Bootle, both occupants were detained and mobile phones and cash were recovered. During a further search the female was found to have secreted numerous wraps of suspected crack cocaine and heroin."

The activity formed part of a crime strategy known as Operation Pelican.

Anyone with information about drug related crime can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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