8 arrested in police raids across Merseyside in war on drugs – Liverpool Echo

Homes have been raided this morning as part of a Merseyside Police operation targeting serious organised crime.

A convoy of police vans left the force's Canning Place HQ after a morning briefing over the suspected drugs network that is the focus of today's raids.

The crackdown comes after six nights of 'disruption activity', sparked by a spate of shootings, has been carried out by the force. More than 50 people have been arrested and knives, drugs and suspected stolen bikes have been seized.

Roadside checks have stopped suspicious vehicles in Toxteth, Speke and Bootle while open land searches have also taken place as officers hunt for weapons.

Just last night a gunman, thought to have been riding a scrambler bike, f ired three shots in a Litherland street. The incident left two vehicles damaged and was the eighth shooting in 15 days on Merseyside. Other gun incidents in that period included the fatal shooting of Yusuf Sonko in Toxteth and injury shootings in Speke, Kirkby, Seaforth and Fazakerley.

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